Court of Appeal Rejects HAK Claim

Armenia's Court of Appeal has rejected a complaint lodged by Armenian National Congress (ANC) which required that the claim made by prepared by HAK and jointed by Armenian citizens against raising of gas tariff be examined in written form, HAK lawyer Vahe Hovsepyan told Tert.am.

Earlier more than 7,000 people had signed a petition prepared by HAK that required annulling a decision that allowed raising gas tariff from April.

The Administrative Court had ruled that the case must be examined in written form i.e. there would be no court hearing. HAK brought this case at the Court of Appeal in anticipation that the Court would assign a court hearing - but yet to no avail.

Months ago Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia had presented some counterarguments over HAK's claim. According to Hovsepyan they will in the coming days come up with objections to these counterarguments.