Administrative Litigation Act Article 263-4

During appellate trials, if a high administrative court considers it necessary to unify the opinions expressed in judgments or rulings, it shall, through a court ruling, set out the reasons for transferring the case to the Supreme Administrative Court.During appellate trials at a high administrative court, if a party to the litigation sees a difference in the legal opinions set out in previous judgments or rulings, and such legal opinions may affect the outcome of the litigation, the party to the litigation may apply to the high administrative court to transfer through a court ruling the case to the Supreme Administrative Court for adjudication. The procedure shall be governed by Article 15-4 of the Organization Act of Administrative Courts mutatis mutandis. No appeals may be made against the rulings transferring the case and the rulings dismissing applications as provided for in the preceding two paragraphs.Except for the preceding Paragraph, a division of the Supreme Administrative Court shall consult the other divisions of the Supreme Administrative Court in writing, and Articles 15-1, 15-2, from 15-5 to 15-11 shall apply mutatis mutandis.