Bara v. Personnel Appeal Board

Connecticut Superior Court

Bara v. Personnel Appeal Board

314 A.2d 434, 30 Conn. Super. Ct. 333, 30 Conn. Supp. 333, 1973 Conn. Super. LEXIS 179

CourtConnecticut Superior Court

DecidedDecember 19, 1973

DocketFile No. 109824

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Bara v. Personnel Appeal Board, 314 A.2d 434, 30 Conn. Super. Ct. 333, 30 Conn. Supp. 333, 1973 Conn. Super. LEXIS 179 (Colo. Ct. App. 1973).

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The plaintiff's appeal from the defendant board is in two counts. The demurrer to the first count is on the ground that it fails to allege facts sufficient to justify a nullification or reversal of the defendant's decision. A prayer for relief is demurred to on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant declaratory relief in this proceeding.

The first count alleges that the defendant board, which heard the plaintiff's appeal from his dismissal on February 8, 1973, and March 8, 1973, failed to render its decision within ninety days from the date of the hearing as required by § 5-202 (c) of the General Statutes. If it is assumed that the board did not render its decision within ninety days, the failure of the board to do so would not constitute a ground for invalidating its decision.Romano v. Connecticut State Welfare Dept., 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 138, 143. *Page 334

As to the ground of demurrer that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant a declaratory judgment, § 4-183 (g) of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (General Statutes, c. 54) empowers the court to affirm, reverse, or modify an agency's decision or to remand the case to the agency for further proceedings. An appeal from an administrative agency is a special statutory proceeding and not a "civil action" as is a declaratory judgment case.Bank Building Equipment Corporation v. ArchitecturalExamining Board, 153 Conn. 121, 124.

For the above reasons the demurrer is sustained.

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The plaintiff's appeal from the defendant board is in two counts. The demurrer to the first count is on the ground that it fails to allege facts sufficient to justify a nullification or reversal of the defendant's decision. A prayer for relief is demurred to on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant declaratory relief in this proceeding.

The first count alleges that the defendant board, which heard the plaintiff's appeal from his dismissal on February 8, 1973, and March 8, 1973, failed to render its decision within ninety days from the date of the hearing as required by § 5-202 (c) of the General Statutes. If it is assumed that the board did not render its decision within ninety days, the failure of the board to do so would not constitute a ground for invalidating its decision.Romano v. Connecticut State Welfare Dept., 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 138, 143. *Page 334

As to the ground of demurrer that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant a declaratory judgment, § 4-183 (g) of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (General Statutes, c. 54) empowers the court to affirm, reverse, or modify an agency's decision or to remand the case to the agency for further proceedings. An appeal from an administrative agency is a special statutory proceeding and not a "civil action" as is a declaratory judgment case.Bank Building Equipment Corporation v. ArchitecturalExamining Board, 153 Conn. 121, 124.

For the above reasons the demurrer is sustained.

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314 A.2d 434, 30 Conn. Super. Ct. 333, 30 Conn. Supp. 333, 1973 Conn. Super. LEXIS 179, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/bara-v-personnel-appeal-board-connsuperct-1973.

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