MACHAVARIANI v. GEORGIA

Published on 6 January 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 14328/23Mamuka MACHAVARIANIagainst Georgialodged on 31 March 2023communicated on 9 December 2024SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the applicant’s complaint that the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court which examined his case was not an “independent and impartial tribunal established by law”. In particular, he claimed that one of the justices had been appointed to the Supreme Court through deficient judicial appointment procedure and in violation of a statutory eligibility criterion.The relevant civil proceedings against the applicant ended with the Supreme Court’s inadmissibility decision dated 6 December 2022. According to the applicant, he became aware of the composition of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court only when he got acquainted with the final decision in his case. The applicant complains under Article …