Supreme Court rules pension base calculation date is application date, not veteran status grant date. Outcome: Allowed. Facts: Claimant argued veteran status date mattered. Court: Statutory interpretation favors application date. Reasoning: Better law applies retroactively to correct lower court error.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned the appellate court's decision regarding the calculation base for a pension. The lower courts had determined the veteran status acquisition date as the critical moment for calculating benefits, whereas the Supreme Court held the pension application date is decisive. The court ruled that the applicant was entitled to the higher pension base calculated from the application date because the law at that time provided for a four-quarter lookback period, and the superior law must be applied to correct the lower court's error.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 22 ust. 5 ustawy z dnia 24 maja 1990 r. o zmianie niektórych przepisów o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym; Art. 99 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 1982 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników: The date of pension application, not the date of acquiring veteran status, determines the calculation base for pension benefits when the law at the time of application provides for a specific lookback period.