Facts
H., born in 1960, registered with the IV office of her canton of residence, Lucerne, on 4 January 1994 to receive benefits. After moving to Berne in the autumn of 1994, the IV office of Lucerne granted her a half disability pension by decision of 19 December 1996, effective 1 January 1993. The instruction on appeal channels indicated the Administrative Court of the Canton of Lucerne as the competent appeal instance. H.'s lawyer C. filed an appeal with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Berne, primarily requesting the annulment of the decision of 19 December 1996 and the granting of a half pension as of 1 January 1993, then a full pension as of 1 January 1995. Procedurally, the legal representative argued that, following the change of domicile of her client to the Canton of Berne, the court seized was territorially competent to hear the appeal, contrary to the instruction on appeal channels in the contested decision. By decision of 7 February 1997 rendered by a single judge, the Administrative Court of Berne did not enter into the merits of the appeal and transferred the file to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Lucerne, considering that the latter was competent.Considerations
According to Art. 200 para. 4 OASIO, applicable by analogy, the competent appeal instance is that of the canton where the IV office that issued the contested decision is located, i.e. in this case the Administrative Court of…