CASE OF KOVIĆ AND OTHERS v. SERBIA
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
Branko Lubarda;Dmitry Dedov;Luis López Guerra
5. The applicants complained of the excessive length of different administrative and civil proceedings under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. 6. All applicants obtained decisions of the Constitutional Court of Serbia, which found a violation of their right to a hearing within reasonable time. 7. As regards the applicant Mr Nikola Ković, according to the regulations applicable at that time, the Constitutional Court established his right to seek compensation for non-pecuniary damage before the Commission for Damage Compensation. Mr Ković submitted his request for damages to the Commission on 26 December 2010, but he has not received the response to date. 8. As regards the applicants Mr Zoran Ranković and Mr Ivan Bojanić, the Constitutional Court awarded them certain sums in respect of the non-pecuniary damage suffered (see appendix to this judgment).