Interpretation of "income obtained" in Administrative Code Art. 527(1): Limiting compensable earnings to legally acquired, function-replacing activities during the period between illegal termination and reintegration.
Romania (RO)
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AI generatedThe High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Oradea Court of Appeal and issued a binding preliminary ruling interpreting Article 527(1) of the Administrative Code. The case involved a dispute in administrative and fiscal litigation concerning the treatment of income received by a public official during the period following the illegal termination of their service and prior to their effective reintegration. The court clarified that the statutory phrase "income obtained in the respective period" refers specifically to income earned legally through activities that replaced the public function and are connected to the unlawful cessation of the employment relationship. This interpretation is mandatory for lower courts pursuant to Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, resolving the legal uncertainty regarding the scope of compensable or assessable income in such civil service disputes.
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AI generatedart. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Interpretation of "income obtained" in Administrative Code Art. 527(1): Limiting compensable earnings to legally acquired, function-replacing activities during the period between illegal termination and reintegration: The case involved a dispute in administrative and fiscal litigation concerning the treatment of income received by a public official during the period following the illegal termination of their service and prior to their effective reintegration. The court clarified that the statutory phrase "income obtained in the respective period" refers specifically to income earned legally through activities that replaced the public function and are connected to the unlawful cessation of the employment relationship. This interpretation is mandatory for lower courts pursuant to Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, resolving the legal uncertainty regarding the scope of compensable or assessable income in such civil service disputes.
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ROMÂNIA
ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE
Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept
Minuta deciziei nr. 18 Dosar nr. 2018/1/2022
Şedinţa de la 13 martie 2023
ÎN NUMELE LEGII
DECIDE:
Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Oradea – Secția de contencios administrativ şi fiscal, în Dosarul nr. 3.575/111/CA/2020*-R, în vederea pronunțării unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă, stabileşte că:
În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 527 alin. (1) din Codul administrativ, sintagma „venituri obținute în perioada respectivă” se referă la venituri obţinute în mod legal între momentul încetării funcţiei publice şi momentul reintegrării efective în funcţia publică, care au legătură cu încetarea nelegală a raportului de serviciu, provenind dintr-o activitate care a înlocuit funcţia publică.
Obligatorie, potrivit art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.
Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 13 martie 2023.