Filing a Recourse under Article 146 of the
Cyprus Constitution
A concise guide to deadlines, grounds of annulment and the
duties of public authorities
1 | The 75‑day
clock
A recourse to the Administrative Court must be lodged
within 75 calendar days of the
servable administrative act—that is, the date on
which the decision was notified to the person
concerned or the date on which the person could
reasonably have learnt of it.
The deadline is absolute: once it expires the Court lacks
jurisdiction. Late applications are dismissed without any
examination of the merits.
2 | What the Court may
review
Article 146 limits the Court to a legality
review. It will annul a decision if any of the following
defects is shown:
