Article 4196. Procedure and time limits for filing a petition (protest) in the supervisory procedure

A petition (protest) that must be considered in the supervisory procedure by the Civil Cases Judicial Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional courts, or the Tashkent city court, or by the Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be addressed to the relevant courts but submitted to the court that issued the decision.

The court that issued the decision shall, within five days from the date of receipt of the petition (protest), forward the petition (protest) together with the case to the court that will consider the case in the supervisory procedure.

A petition (protest) that must be considered in the supervisory procedure by the Civil Cases Judicial Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be submitted directly to the Civil Cases Judicial Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

A protest submitted by the Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the supervisory procedure shall be submitted directly to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

A petition (protest) in the supervisory procedure shall be submitted within one year from the date the ruling, decision, or resolution of the court of first instance enters into legal force.

If the time limit for submitting a petition (protest) to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional courts, the Tashkent city court, or the Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan has expired before the cassation court issues a ruling, the petition (protest) may be submitted within three months from the date of the cassation courtʼs ruling.

If the time limit for submitting a petition (protest) to the Civil Cases Judicial Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan has expired before a ruling is issued by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional courts, the Tashkent city court, or the Military Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the supervisory procedure, the petition (protest) may be submitted within three months from the date of the supervisory courtʼs ruling on the case.

A protest submitted by the Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be submitted to the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan within three months from the date of receipt of an application by the persons specified in the first paragraph of Article 4194 of this Code, but not later than six months from the date of the ruling issued by the Civil Cases Judicial Board of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the supervisory procedure.