Land Market Law reviewed in court upon block attempts

The District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) is requested to prohibit the signing and publication of a law on the land market.

"In particular, the plaintiff, asks the DACK to prohibit the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and any of the MPs and employees of the Parliament's office in order to secure the claim, to perform any actions aimed at signing the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Turnover of Agricultural Land" adopted on Mar. 31, to send it to the President for signing and a further official publication of the law," the statement reads.

The initiator of the lawsuit is not specified by the press office.

Currently, the District Administrative Court of Kyiv is considering whether there are legal grounds for taking measures to secure the claim.

Learn more: Ukraine's Land Market Bill Adopted: Key Provisions

As a reminder, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament) adopted the Draft Law No. 2178-10 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Turnover of Agricultural Land" in the second reading. The relevant decision was supported by 259 MPs.