Court: Objection does not delay Raičević's reinstatement

Podgorica's Secondary Vocational Medical School must reinstate the professor Ljilja Raičević, was answered by "News" from the Basic Court in Podgorica.

The editorial team has inquired about the case twice since the beginning of the week, and both times the court was clear - a possible objection from the high school does not delay the execution of the decision to provide a temporary measure, which determines that Raičević must return to work until the labor dispute is finally resolved.

The teacher sued the Medical School, claiming that she was illegally fired last fall, which was confirmed by the first-instance verdict of the Basic Court on July 31 of this year.

Director of the Medical School Kristina Radoman confirmed yesterday in a response to "Vijesti" that the institution's attorney, a lawyer Dalibor Kavarić took over the documents - the decision on the interim measure and the first-instance verdict, emphasizing that he would "file an appeal or objection to them within the legally established deadline".

"We have publicly stated on several occasions that we will act in accordance with the law when the decision on the interim measure and the judgment become final. They become final after the second-instance authorities decide on their legality upon an appeal, or objection, which we will file through an attorney within the legal deadline. I believe that we have answered all the doubts you had regarding this dispute and in the future we will only advertise in the media when the court judgment in it becomes final," Radoman replied to "Vijesti".

The Basic Court also confirms that lawyer Kavarić "has taken over the decision in question."

"As previously stated, the court issued a decision adopting a proposal for a temporary measure, on the basis of which the defendant - the opponent of the proposer is obliged to temporarily reinstate the plaintiff to work. This temporary measure is to last until the final conclusion of the proceedings. We would like to point out again that the objection to the aforementioned decision does not postpone the execution of the temporary measure, therefore the defendant - the opponent of the proposer is obliged to act in accordance with the decision in question," the public relations advisor of the Basic Court in Podgorica replied to "Vijesti" yesterday. Nadja Pesic.

She responded on Monday that the objection does not delay the execution of the security order, but then announced that attorney Kavarić had not yet received the order.

Judge Jelena Đurović ruled at the end of July that Raičević was unlawfully fired at the end of November last year.

The judge also approved the motion for a temporary injunction and ordered the Medical School to reinstate the teacher until the final resolution of the dispute.

At the end of August, Raičević announced in an open letter that the director had not complied with the temporary measure, but had "decided to hire two teachers to take her place."

Radoman responded that if the second-instance authorities confirm the aforementioned decisions and they become final and enforceable, the school will act on them within the legal deadline. She also announced at the time that “former employee Ljilja Raičević, throughout the entire proceedings, by presenting various incomplete and inaccurate information in various media,” attempted to “exercise a kind of pressure” on her and the school, as well as on the court itself.