Polish Supreme Court dismissed pension claim due to disability arising 17 years after police service ended.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Lucjan S. regarding his entitlement to a police disability pension. The court confirmed that his disability, diagnosed in 1995, did not arise from his service in the People's Militia, which ended in 1978, and occurred outside the statutory 18-month post-service window. Consequently, the court ruled that the lower courts correctly applied the law and rejected the applicant's arguments regarding the medical experts' opinions.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 19 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 18 lutego 1994 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym funkcjonariuszy Policji...; Art. 393 ust. 11 i 12 KPC: A disability pension for police officers requires the disability to occur within 18 months of leaving service and be directly linked to that service; cassation appeals are limited to specific legal grounds and facts found by lower courts are binding if not challenged on procedural grounds.