Article 46. Participation of the Prosecutor in the Case

A prosecutor shall have the right to participate in the court session in all cases.

The prosecutor shall have the right to apply to the court with an application in defense of the rights and legally protected interests of citizens and legal entities, as well as society and the state.

Prosecutors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, districts (cities) and equivalent prosecutors or their deputies shall submit an application to the inter-district administrative courts, and prosecutors of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, and the city of Tashkent or their deputies shall submit an application to the Administrative Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, administrative courts of regions and the city of Tashkent.

The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan or his deputy shall have the right to submit an application to all administrative courts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The refusal of the prosecutor from the application submitted by him shall not deprive the applicant of the right to demand the examination of the case on the merits.

The refusal of the applicant from the claim, which was made in defense of his rights by the prosecutor, shall entail dismissing the application.

In cases provided for by law or where the court deems the participation of the prosecutor necessary, the prosecutor's participation shall be mandatory in cases related to legal relations concerning land, as well as in cases initiated on the basis of the prosecutorʼs application.

The prosecutor participating in the case shall express his opinion on the merits of the case, except for cases initiated at his request in defense of the rights and protected interests of other persons.

The prosecutor who filed an application in the interests of a citizen, legal entity, society and the state enjoys the rights and bears the responsibilities of the applicant, with the exception of the right to conclude a settlement agreement.