The Secretariat for Social Activities of the Municipality of Budva, for the second year in a row, has announced a competition for the award of the "Tomo and Stanica Luketić" award for the academic year 2023/24. to the best Budva students.
That is, according to the words Stefan Luketić, did without the consent of the Foundation "Tom Mirov Luketić and his wife Stana Foundation for the education of children from Paštrovići and Budva, Sveti Stefan", which is why he is announcing a lawsuit.
"Of course there was no consent for the use of the family's name, and even less for plagiarism or cheating of the foundation by the Municipality of Budva, nor will there ever be," the founder of the Foundation, the son of a famous sculptor, told the News. Stevan Luketić.
As it is written in the competition, the municipality refers to the controversial Decision on scholarships and rewards for students and pupils, which was adopted in the summer of 2022 by the Enforcement Administration installed by the Government in the metropolis of tourism Dritan Abazović.
In June, the legal heirs of Tomo and Stanica Luketić submitted to the Constitutional Court an assessment of the constitutionality of the Decision on scholarship and awarding of students and pupils, which established the award called "Tomo and Stanica Luketić", because the Municipality had not previously asked the family, nor received consent for such something, and in that way, as they claim, they hurt the dignity and personality of the Staro Budva family.
The municipality, however, held a competition last year, and now it has announced a new one for this study year, with clearly specified conditions for who can apply.
"The award is given once a year and once. Students who have completed their master's studies are entitled to the award, provided that they are Montenegrin citizens residing in the municipality of Budva or persons who have the status of foreigners with permanent residence in Montenegro. That during their studies, including basic and master's studies, they achieved an overall average grade of at least 9,5, that they did not lose a single year during their studies, completed their master's studies in the period between the two awards, and that they are not older than 25 years old," the competition says. .
The deadline for submitting an application is 30 days.
Stefan Luketić announced to the "News" the initiation of another court case against the Municipality of Budva.
Luketić recently reacted after the Municipality of Budva announced that it intends to launch an international public urban planning and architectural competition for the project of a multifunctional cultural center that would be built on the site of the destroyed house of the greatest humanist from Budva, Tom Luketić, who nearly a century ago bequeathed his entire property for children's education. from Paštrović and Budva.
"They started propaganda that they intend to use the stolen loot (minimum value of 50 to 100 million euros in today's market) because they will distribute a few thousand euros to the children of party eligible people. "The municipality seems to have the impression that by the act of robbery, in addition to the loot, it also gets the right to represent and represent Tom Luketić's foundation," Luketić said at the time.
Once the richest man in Budva, Tomo Luketić and his wife Stanica, had no children, and in his will, which was read after his death in 1927, he stated: "After the death of my wife, Stane, all my movable and immovable property will be established to bear the name "The foundation of Tom and his wife Stana for the education of children from Budva and Paštrović". Tomo Luketić acquired his large property by working in America and Mexico. After returning to Budva, he was a respected citizen, donor, philanthropist.
The entire property was confiscated by the Municipality and the State of Montenegro and registered. Tom's property in the cadastre of Budva, according to his will, after he died in 1927, was registered with the Foundation until 1991, when it was magically transferred to the local administration.
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