Supreme Court allows pension claim by applying old wage rules to pre-1993 applications.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned the appellate court's dismissal of Eugeniusz G.'s disability pension appeal, remanding the case for a new decision. The applicant argued that his 1991 pension application should utilize earnings from 1973-1975 under transitional regulations, which the lower courts incorrectly rejected based on the 1991 revaluation law. The court ruled that transitional provisions allowing the selection of earlier high-earning periods remained valid for applications submitted before December 31, 1992, thereby establishing the correct legal basis for the pension calculation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 7 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 17 października 1991 r. o rewaloryzacji emerytur i rent; § 9 ust. 5 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 4 kwietnia 1985 r. - Transitional provisions permitting the selection of earlier high-earning periods remain valid for pension applications submitted before December 31, 1992, overriding the strict application of the new revaluation law's timeline.