Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 March 2001 in Case T-77/99: Girish Ojha v the Commission of the European Communities (Officials — VAT-free importation of personal effects — Action for damages — Breach of administrative duty)
Date: 2001-06-02
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), damages, exemption from customs duties, motor car

C 161/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.6.2001

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 6 March 2001

in Case T-77/99: Girish Ojha v the Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Officials — VAT-free importation of personal effects —
Action for damages — Breach of administrative duty)

(2001/C 161/34)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-77/99: Girish Ojha, an official in the Commission of
the European Communities, residing in Bierbeek (Belgium),
represented by Antonietta Ottati and Marc Dallemagne, avo-
cats, against Commission of
the European Communities
(Agent: C. Berardis-Kayser) — application for compensation to
make good the material and non-material damage suffered by
the applicant as a result of being deprived of use of his
vehicle during the period running from 1 February 1996 to
Instance (First
31 December 1997— the Court of First
Chamber), composed of B. Vesterdorf, President, M. Vilaras
and N.J. Forwood, Judges; D. Christensen, for the Registrar,
gave a judgment on 6 March 2001, in which it:

of 7 February 2001

in Case T-118/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina v Commission
of the European Communities (1)

(Officials — Competitions — Rules on the use of languages
— Admissibility — Non-admission to the oral test — Access
to documents)

(2001/C 161/35)

(Language of the case: Italian)

In Case T-118/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina, an official of the
Commission posted to the Joint Research Centre at Ispra,
represented by M. Rizzoglio and F. Colussi, Avvocati, with an
address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the
European Communities (Agent: G. Valsesia) — application for
the annulment of the decision of the selection board in
competition COM/B/18/96 not to admit the applicant to the
oral tests in that competition and, if necessary, the annulment
of the list drawn up on the basis of the written tests and of the
final
list of successful candidates in the competition —
the Court of First Instance (First Chamber), composed of
B. Vesterdorf, President, M. Vilaras and N.J. Forwood, Judges;
J. Palacio Gonza´lez, Administrator, gave a judgment on
7 February 2001, in which it:

1.

2.

dismisses the application;

orders each of the parties to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 226 of 7.8.99.

1.

2.

3.

4.

orders the Commission to pay to the applicant the sum of
BFR 35 000 by way of compensation for the material damage
caused to him, together with interest at an annual rate of
interest of 6,75 %, with effect from delivery of the judgment
until actual payment;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

dismisses the remainder of the application;

of 6 March 2001

orders the Commission to bear its own costs and pay one half
of those of the applicant;

orders the applicant to bear one half of its own costs.

in Case T-192/99: Roderick Dunnett and Others v Euro-
pean Investment Bank (1)

(General principle of labour law common to the Member
States — Bona fide consultation of staff representatives —
Abolition of a financial advantage)

(1) OJ C 174 of 19.6.99.

(2001/C 161/36)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case T-192/99: Roderick Dunnett, residing in Luxembourg
(Luxembourg), Thomas Hackett, residing in Rameldange (Lux-
residing in Rameldange,
embourg), Mateo Turro´ Calvet,