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Residents also alleged in their statement of claim that the decision was not approved by the Kengash of people’s deputies Judgement, Administrative Court of the Chilanzar District of the City of Tashkent, case no. 3-1006-1901/4581, Presiding Judge Kuyumov, B., 23 August 2019; Judgement, Cessation Instance of the Tashkent City Administrative Court, case no.5-2405/19 B, Judges Mirzaeva, I.T., Dzhuraeva, D.B. and Khasanova Kh.M., 25 November 2019. ‘Regulation on the Procedure for Compensation of Losses to Citizens and Legal Entities in Connection with Seizure of Land Plots for State and Public Needs’, contained in On Approval of the Regulations on the Procedure for Compensation of Losses to Citizens and Legal Entities in Connection with Seizure of Land Plots for State and Public Needs, Cabinet of Ministers resolution no. 97, 29 May 2006. Available online: https://lex.uz/docs/1004599 Ibid., article 14. Judgement, Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Judge Nazarov, M., no date. The land plot and the house are located at 15a S. Azimov Street, Yashnabad District, Tashkent. It belongs to Olga on the basis of the following documents: certificate of ownership TS №0056207 dated 24 October 2014; certificate of the right to use the land plot TS №0011906 dated 24 October 2014; and cadastral documents dated 24 October 2014. Judgement, Mirobad Interdistrict Court for Civil Cases, case no. 2-1002-1904/26872, Presiding Judge Zakriova, M.I., 11 October 2019. Judgement, Tashkent City Court for Civil Cases, case no. 3-17/20, Judges Salahutdinov, D.N, Mirzaalimova, G.M. and Khakimova, N.Zh., 13 March 2020. Letter from the Human Rights Ombudsman Muhammadiev, U., to the Chairman of the Republic of Uzbekistan Supreme Court, Kamilov, K.F., 16 November 2020. Letter from U. Nazarov, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to O. Abdullaeva, 17 June 2021.

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