War veterans' pension cannot be deprived under 1991 law as it was not a combatant right. The Supreme Court ruled that the 1991 law did not cover pre-1991 war veterans' pensions. The court held that the 1991 law did not cover pre-1991 war veterans' pensions. The court held that the 1991 law did not cover pre-1991 war veterans' pensions.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a war veteran's pension could be deprived under the 1991 Combattants Act. The plaintiff argued for deprivation based on the new law, while the court noted the pension was granted under a 1974 law defining 'war invalid' rather than 'combattant'. The court decided that since the 1974 law never defined the pension as a combatant right, the 1991 law could not deprive the recipient of this specific benefit.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 25 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach oraz niektórych osobach będących ofiarami represji wojennych i okresu powojennego; Art. 25 ust. 2 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach oraz niektórych osobach będących ofiarami represji wojennych i okresu powojennego: A war veteran's pension granted under the 1974 law before 1991 cannot be deprived under the 1991 Combattants Act as it was not defined as a combatant right.