Social study of the annulment of municipal commissions’ approvals by the Administrative Justice Court

Purpose: article 5 commission of iran’s supreme council for urban development and architecture is a quasi-judicial authority that has a close connection with the rights of citizens. it has composed a part of the claims that most of the related lawsuits are of great importance with great amounts. there is a certain procedure for the authorities, such as the dispute resolution council, which deals with claims under 20 million toman, but unfortunately, for there is no such a procedure for important cases of municipal commissions, including article 5 commission. methodology: in the present article, the authors will review the annulment of the approvals of article 5 commission of iran’s supreme council for urban development and architecture by the administrative justice court, using an analytical-descriptive research methodology as a library study through note-making method. findings: in the review of the annulled approvals, it can be found that failure to observe the proprietary and the acquired rights of individuals established by the supreme council and article 5 commission during the recent years may lead to the outcome of complaints by the owners and the annulment of approvals. conclusion: the annulment of the article 5 commission’s approvals by the administrative justice court can be summarized in the following four major factors: 1. the approvals for delegating the authorities of the article 5 commission; 2. the approvals contrary to the urban development principles of the article 5 commission; 3. the approvals contrary to the sharia of islam; 4. the gratuitous possession approvals of the article 5 commission of iran’s supreme council for urban development and architecture.