Supreme Court quashes pension award for former state official under new pension law due to procedural error.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland quashed a lower court's decision denying a pension to Witold G., a former state official, based on a new pension law. The applicant argued the new law did not apply to him because he held a state position rather than a party leadership role. The court ruled that the lower court incorrectly applied Article 19a, which only affects those receiving pensions under specific party leadership articles, not those under the general state official provision.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 19a ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 24 maja 1990 r. o zmianie ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; The new pension law applies only to those receiving pensions under specific party leadership provisions, not to those receiving pensions under the general state official provision.