Administrative court dismissed social assistance claim as time-barred despite lack of explicit waiver argument by applicant.
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court of Uusimaa dismissed the social assistance board's request to recover overpaid benefits. Although the applicant did not explicitly argue that the claim was time-barred, the court held that the ten-year limitation period had expired. The court ruled that the statutory limitation applies regardless of whether the party raises the defense, provided the time limit has clearly passed.
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AI generatedVanh 1 §; The ten-year limitation period for recovering overpaid social assistance applies automatically and bars the claim even if the applicant fails to explicitly raise the time-bar defense.
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Oikeuskysymyksenä asiassa oli, voitiinko 10 vuoden vanhentumisaika
ottaa viran puolesta huomioon elatustuen takaisin
perimistä koskevassa asiassa. Lääninoikeus hylkäsi sosiaalilautakunnan
hakemuksen, vaikka elatustuen nostaja ei ollut
tehnyt väitettä saamisen vanhentumisesta.
VanhA 1 §