Analysis of the Court Decision:
1. Subject of Dispute: Recovery of damages from the state budget due to unlawful seizure and sale of sunflower seeds from the 2018 harvest.
2. Main Court Arguments:
– The Prosecutor’s Office and ARMA improperly arrested and sold 304.54 tons of sunflower seeds belonging to LLC “Agrofirma “Shabolat”
– The arrest order was canceled by the appellate court as illegal
– Property sale occurred without proper legal grounds
– The value of seeds was 10,500 UAH per ton, confirmed by independent expertise
3. Court Decision: To recover from the state budget in favor of LLC “Agrofirma “Shabolat” 3,197,670 UAH in damages.
Important: The court deviated from previous judicial practice, clearly defining the unlawfulness of state authorities’ actions in property arrest and sale.
