Final court ruling does not block pension rights but limits retroactive payment to three years if error caused denial.

The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of a family pension claim, ruling that a final judgment does not preclude acquiring pension rights if the denial resulted from an administrative or judicial error. The court found the original refusal violated specific age eligibility rules and ordered the case remitted for a new factual assessment. However, because the error was identified after the three-year retroactive period expired, the court limited any potential back-pay to only that three-year window.