Comunicazione di avvio del procedimento ed attività vincolata. Un pendolo che oscilla tra tutela del privato ed efficienza dell’azione amministrativa. (commento alla sentenza del Consiglio di Stato 14 settembre 2021, n. 6288)

The introduction of the Article 21-octies and the possibility for the Judge, under certain conditions, to not annul administrative measures in spite of a breach of procedural or formal rules, has led to a lesser importance of certain categories of vices, to the detriment of the procedural guarantees of the citizen. The increased emphasis on efficiency and speed of administrative action had aroused a considerable debate. Moreover the main jurisprudential guidelines on this matter tends towards large interpretation of a legal provision. There are, however, judgments of the administrative Court which take a different direction through a moderate reading of the disposition, and they state that it is necessary to ensure the participatory guarantees , even in the of captive measures. The State Council , with the sentence n. 6288 of 2021, agrees with this judicial interpretations, and yet, Yet, the pronunciation is not free from reliefs: the interpretation of the provisions of the art. 21-octies, accompanied by reference to indeterminate legal concepts, it could be hiding undesirable creationist drifting.