Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 2012 — J v Parliament

(Case T‑160/10)

Right of petition — Petition addressed to the European Parliament — Decision to take no further action — Action for annulment — Duty to state reasons — Petition not falling within an area of activity of the European Union

1.                     Actions for annulment — Grounds — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Infringement of the duty to state reasons — To be considered of the Court’s own motion (Art. 263 TFEU) (see paras 17-18)

2.                     Acts of the institutions — Statement of reasons — Obligation — Scope — Decision by Committee on Petitions of the Parliament to take no further action (Arts 227 TFEU and 296 TFEU) (see paras 20-22, 26-28)

3.                     Acts of the institutions — Decision by Committee on Petitions of the Parliament to take no further action — Petition concerning alleged infringement, by a Member State, of the right to property under Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Petition unrelated to the application of EU law — Whether decision to take no further action well founded (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 17 and 51) (see paras 30-32)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of the decision of the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions of 2 March 2010 to take no further action in relation to the petition lodged by the applicant on 19 November 2009 (petition No 1673/2009).

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr J to pay the costs.