Pensioners who did not claim special work increases before 1991 cannot claim compensation for their loss under the 1997 Act.

The Supreme Court ruled that pensioners who were entitled to special work increases but failed to claim them before the 1991 revaluation law took effect cannot seek compensation for that loss. The court reasoned that since these individuals never possessed the right to the increases, they could not have 'lost' it in the legal sense required by the 1997 compensation Act. Consequently, the court determined that only those who had a legally established right to the increases but failed to receive them due to administrative error or inaction are eligible for compensation.