Key legal question
Whether the constitutional appeal was filed within the statutory 30-day time limit
Extracted holding
No. The appeal was filed long after the deadline had expired, so the Federal Supreme Court could not enter into the matter.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 100(1) and Art. 47(1) LTF, the filing period is 30 days and cannot be extended. The challenged judgment was served on 14 December 2011, while the appeal was only lodged on 1 August 2012.