Article 261. Review of a Supervisory Complaint (Protest) by a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan

A supervisory complaint (protest) submitted in accordance with the provisions of Articles 249–255 of this Code shall be reviewed by a judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The judge reviews the supervisory complaint (protest) together with the attached materials, and if necessary, the case file itself.

Based on the results of the review, the judge may issue one of the following rulings:

1) to refuse acceptance of the supervisory complaint (protest) for proceedings on the grounds specified in Article 256 of this Code;

2) to return the supervisory complaint (protest) on the grounds specified in paragraphs 1–6 of part one of Article 257 of this Code;

3) to refuse to forward the supervisory complaint to the Administrative Judicial Panel of the Supreme Court if no grounds for supervisory review are found;

4) to accept the supervisory complaint (protest) for proceedings and forward it, along with the case file, to the Administrative Judicial Panel of the Supreme Court for consideration.

The judge shall issue a ruling on refusal to accept or to return the complaint (protest) within five days. A ruling on refusal to forward the complaint (protest) for consideration or on acceptance and forwarding of the complaint (protest) together with the case to the Administrative Judicial Panel shall be issued within one month from the day the complaint (protest) is received by the Supreme Court.

A copy of the ruling shall be sent to the complainant (protest filer) and the parties involved in the case no later than the day after the ruling is issued, in accordance with Article 171 of this Code.