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Death allowance under Law No. 263/2010 extended to service pensioners’ survivors; referral admitted, interpretive ruling for claimant.

Case Number ICCJ_223217
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Bucharest Court of Appeal and issued a preliminary ruling under Code of Civil Procedure art. 521(3), holding that death allowance under Law No. 263/2010 art. 125 is also payable upon the death of a holder of a service pension established under Law No. 303/2004 (judges and prosecutors) who does not meet the conditions for a public system pension. The court thus ruled in favor of the claimant’s interpretation, making the decision binding. The dispute arose over whether the survivor of a service-pension recipient not qualifying for a public pension could claim the statutory death benefit; the court resolved the interpretative question by affirming that art. 125 does not condition the allowance on public-system pension eligibility, thereby extending the benefit to this category of pensioners.

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art. 125 din Legea nr. 263/2010, Art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Death allowance under Law No. 263/2010 extended to service pensioners’ survivors; referral admitted, interpretive ruling for claimant: 521(3), holding that death allowance under Law No. 263/2010 art. 125 is also payable upon the death of a holder of a service pension established under Law No. 303/2004 (judges and prosecutors) who does not meet the conditions for a public system pension. The court thus ruled in favor of the claimant’s interpretation, making the decision binding. The dispute arose over whether the survivor of a service-pension recipient not qualifying for a public pension could claim the statutory death benefit; the court resolved the interpretative question by affirming that art. 125 does not condition the allowance on public-system pension eligibility, thereby extending the benefit to this category of pensioners.

Keywords

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statutory benefit survivor benefits pensioner family allowance family member death grant

Cited Legislation

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art. 125 din Legea nr. 263/2010
Main ground for the decision: interpreted and applied to establish that death benefit is also granted in case of death of a service pension holder who does not meet the conditions for a public system pension.
Art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Procedural provision cited to declare the decision binding (obligatorie).
AI generated
Decizia nr. 63/2025
Death benefit eligibility for judicial service pensioners not meeting public pension criteria under the unified public pension system
ICCJ_86890
Preliminary ruling: "service pension" limited to old-age, early, and partial early pension types.
ICCJ_223182
Pension revision eligibility under Law No. 263/2010 for post-retirement judicial recognition of pre-retirement salary rights
ICCJ_195521
Scope of statutory cross-reference for calculating survivor's pensions of parliamentary civil servants under the Public Pension System
ICCJ_144240
Admissibility of supreme court referral on timing of pension overpayment recovery under Law 263/2010

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Art. 125 din Legea nr. 263/2010

Main ground for the decision: interpreted and applied to establish that death benefit is also granted in case of death of a service pension holder who does not meet the conditions for a public system pension.

Art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Procedural provision cited to declare the decision binding (obligatorie).

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 63 Dosar nr. 2417/1/2024

Ședința din 3 martie 2025

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Bucureşti - Secţia a VII-a pentru cauze privind conflicte de muncă şi asigurări sociale, în dosarul nr. 27626/3/2023, pentru pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile şi, în consecinţă:

În interpretarea şi aplicarea dispoziţiilor art. 125 din Legea nr. 263/2010 privind sistemul unitar de pensii publice, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, stabileşte că:

Ajutorul de deces se acordă şi în cazul decesului titularului unei pensii de serviciu stabilite în baza Legii nr. 303/2004 privind statutul judecătorilor şi procurorilor, republicată, cu modificările şi completările ulterioare, care nu îndeplineşte condiţiile pentru acordarea unei pensii în sistemul public, potrivit Legii nr. 263/2010.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 3 martie 2025.