Miketić v. Montenegro

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 19955/24 Dmitar MIKETIĆ against Montenegro

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 1 October 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Frédéric Krenc , President , Davor Derenčinović, Alain Chablais , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against Montenegro lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 10 July 2024,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Dmitar Miketić, was born in 1979. He was represented by Mr N. Laković, a lawyer practising in Podgorica.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of constitutional proceedings were communicated to the Montenegrin Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 19 May 2026, sent to the applicant’s representative through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 29 April 2026 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. No response followed.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 22 October 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc Acting Deputy Registrar President