Supreme Court ruled vocational school attendance is contributory period if student was employed under specific 1951 decree conditions.

The Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's dismissal of Stefan J.'s early pension claim regarding his vocational school attendance. The applicant argued that his time as a student in a vocational school constituted a contributory period under the 1991 pension law, while the Social Insurance Office contended it was merely an administrative relationship without employment. The court determined that because the student was simultaneously employed as an apprentice under the 1951 decree, the period was indeed contributory, thus overturning the lower court's decision.