Court of Appeal in Novi Sad

It replaced detention with house arrest for Novi Sad activists arrested for undermining the constitutional order, but in October 2025 it rejected the appeals of six of them, who remained under house arrest. In the canopy collapse case, it confirmed with final effect the indictment of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad against all 13 defendants. It also rejected a lawsuit by the mayor of Loznica against a resident of the Jadar valley over a Facebook comment, as well as an appeal by a faculty that had withheld professors' salaries.

Affairs

  • Novi Sad activists charged with overthrowing the constitutional order: On 20 May 2025 it replaced detention with house arrest for three of them, rejected the appeals on 1 October and lifted the measure on 15 October
  • The „Jadar“ project and the persecution of locals and activists: According to Danas, it dismissed the Loznica mayor's lawsuit against Kokanović and ordered her to pay the costs
  • Collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad railway station: Upheld the prosecution's appeal and confirmed the indictment against all 13 defendants
  • Police violence at the protests against the curfew: According to the Belgrade Centre, it handed down the only final ruling on damages; the appeal in the cyclist's case is still before it
  • Government decree and professors' pay cuts: Dismissed the appeal and ruled that withholding pay solely on the basis of a letter was unlawful