CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER A CASE ON ‘SLAVORY’ OF THE DEBTOR IN BANKRUPTCY

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is to consider the complaint of Pavel Chepkasov, who requires an examination of the constitutionality of part 6 of Art. 213.25 of the Law on Insolvency. The rule of law provides for the right of a bankruptcy trustee to conduct cases on property disputes on behalf of a citizen declared bankrupt.

The applicant believes that such a formulation leads to financial slavery, since it does not give him the right to independently apply to the court to get his own salary.

Chepkasov cites a situation when the trustee refused to initiate the process of collecting wages as an example, and the debtor himself was not entitled to do it by law. Thus, the debtor falls into slavery of the bankruptcy trustee, which "is not provided for by any rule of law," reports TASS.

The legal situation arose after a bankrupt citizen tried to collect unpaid wages in court. However, the court left the application without consideration, citing the fact that it was submitted by an unauthorized person.

The debtor didn’t manage to challenge the court decision in higher court instances, which brought him to the Constitutional Court.

At the moment, the application has already been accepted for consideration and in the nearest future we can expect a court session.