Supreme Court dismissed appeal; town council's committee size limit and non-selection of a councilor do not violate law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a municipal council's decision to limit the size of its budget committee and exclude a specific council member. The council argued that setting a numerical cap and the resulting non-selection of a candidate did not infringe upon legal rights or democratic principles. The court held that the council possesses full autonomy to structure its internal organs through election, and a councilor's failure to be selected for a specific committee cannot be equated with a legal violation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 24 ust. 1 ustawy o samorządzie terytorialnym; Art. 71 ust. 4 ustawy o wzajemnych stosunkach między władzą ustawodawczą a wykonawczą: The local self-government body has the right to freely determine the composition of its permanent committees, and the fact that a council member was not elected to a specific committee does not constitute a violation of law.