Published on 7 April 2026
 
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 33449/25
Velibor BEGOVIĆ
against Serbia
lodged on 17 October 2025
communicated on 18 March 2026
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the alleged expropriation of the applicant’s property without compensation. In 2016, the applicant obtained a co‑ownership on a certain piece of land by way of a purchase contract which co-ownership was registered in relevant public registry. Subsequently, the local municipality built a road on part of that land without compensating the applicant. The applicant initiated civil proceedings for compensation in which the Novi Sad Court of Appeals ruled against him by a final judgment of 5 November 2020. Ultimately, the Constitutional Court dismissed his constitutional appeal by a decision of 2 July 2025.
The applicant relies on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Has there been a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention? In particular, has the applicant been deprived of his possessions in the public interest, and in accordance with the conditions provided for by law, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (see Belvedere Alberghiera S.r.l. v. Italy, no. 31524/96, §§ 53-55, ECHR 2000-VI; Depalle v. France [GC], no. 34044/02, §§ 78 and 91, ECHR 2010; Bagirova and Others v. Azerbaijan, nos. 37706/17 and 5 others, §§ 46-53, 31 August 2023; and Iskra DOO Beograd v. Serbia, no. 53002/21, §§ 91-95, 18 November 2025)?