Supreme Court dismisses judge disqualification request when all judges of an appellate court jointly request removal due to conflict of interest.

The Supreme Court dismissed the request by all judges of the appellate court in Katowice to be disqualified from a labor dispute case. The judges argued that the plaintiff, a court member, was known to them through their roles as jurors and judges, creating a personal relationship that threatened judicial impartiality under Article 49 of the Civil Procedure Code. The court held that when all judges of an appellate court jointly request disqualification due to such circumstances, the Supreme Court must rule on the matter under Article 52, § 1 of the Civil Procedure Code.