Annulment of the Administrative Court's decision to strike out the case and remand of the matter for re-assessment

Facts

- [A.] , a German national, acquired an apartment in the canton of St. Gallen together with his wife [B.] . - The Land Registry Supervisory Authority rejected [A.] 's request for a declaration of exemption from the authorization requirement or the granting of the authorization. - [A.] then filed a complaint with the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen, which the court struck out due to non-payment of the advance on costs. - [A.] appealed against this decision to strike out the case to the Federal Supreme Court (Procedure 2C_133/2024). - In parallel, the Administrative Court also rejected [A.] 's request for restoration of the time limit for payment of the advance on costs (Procedure 2C_181/2024).

Considerations

- The Federal Supreme Court consolidates the two procedures and upholds the appeal in Procedure 2C_133/2024. - It finds that the Administrative Court violated [A.] 's right to be heard and to be treated in good faith by issuing the decision to strike out the case without prior…