Article 273. Termination of proceedings on the complaint for appeal (protest)

The court of appellate instance shall terminate the proceedings on the complaint for appeal (protest) if:

1) complaint for appeal (protest) has been submitted on a judgment which according to this Code may not be appealed against in the appellate order, and has been wrongly accepted by the court of appellate instance to proceedings;

2) complaint for appeal (protest) has been submitted on a judicial act which has been considered in the appellate order, and has been wrongly accepted by the court of appellate instance to proceedings;

3) complaint for appeal (protest) has been submitted by a person who did not have the right to appeal against the judicial act;

4) after the acceptance of the appeal for consideration, the applicant received an application to withdraw the appeal;

5) after acceptance of the complaint of protest to proceedings, the public prosecutor who submitted the protest or a higher-level prosecutor has submitted a statement on withdrawal of the protest;

6) before the adoption of a judicial act on the complaint for appeal (protest), a legal person that was a party to the case has been liquidated;

7) before the adoption of a judicial act on the complaint for appeal (protest), a citizen who was a party to the case has died, and the dispute legal relationship does not allow legal succession.

If the complaint for appeal (protest) states new demands that have not been the subject of consideration in the court of first instance that adopted the appealed (protested) judgment, the court of the appellate instance shall terminate the proceedings on the complaint for appeal (protest) in the part related to these demands.

The court shall issue a ruling on the termination of proceedings on the complaint for appeal (protest), copies of which shall be sent to the persons participating in the case, under the procedure established by article 197 of this Code.

The decision to terminate the proceedings on the appeal (protest) may be appealed (protested) in cassation.

In the event of termination of the proceedings on the complaint for appeal (protest), repeated submission of the complaint for appeal (protest) by the same person on the same grounds to the court shall not be allowed.