Supreme Court allows appeal filed late on Saturday by interpreting statutory deadlines functionally to ensure constitutional right of access to court.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland allowed a taxpayer's appeal filed on a Saturday after the statutory deadline had expired. The lower court rejected the appeal based on a literal interpretation of the Civil Procedure Code, but the Supreme Court held that such an interpretation violated constitutional guarantees of access to court. The court ruled that the last day of a deadline must be counted to ensure normal conditions for filing, meaning a Saturday deadline is valid if the postal service is operational.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 57 § 4 KPA; Art. 45 ust. 1, Art. 77 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP: The final day of a statutory deadline must be counted to ensure normal conditions for exercising the right to appeal, requiring a functional interpretation of 'weekend' that accounts for the availability of postal services.