III ZP 10/00
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Supreme Court dismisses lower court's request for legal clarification as only appellate courts may submit such questions.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court refused to accept a legal question submitted by a district labor court regarding overtime calculation rules. The lower court sought binding guidance on whether the Social Benefit Act referred to all actual overtime hours or only a proportional share. The court ruled that the Supreme Court's power to issue binding legal opinions is an exceptional constitutional mechanism restricted strictly to appellate courts, not first-instance tribunals.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 390 § 1 KPC; Art. 178 ust. 1 Konstytucji: The Supreme Court's power to issue binding legal opinions is an exceptional institution restricted exclusively to courts of appeal, thereby excluding first-instance courts from submitting such questions.
Keywords
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legal question submission
Supreme Court jurisdiction
appellate court limitation
binding legal opinion
labor law interpretation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 390 KPC
art. 178 ust. 1 Konstytucji
art. 16 ust. 2 ustawy o Sądzie Najwyższym
art. 22 ust. 2 ustawy o związkach zawodowych
art. 20 ust. 1 ustawy o Sądzie Najwyższym
Cited Case Law
AI generateduchwała siedmiu sędziów SN z 30 marca 1999 r., III CZP 62/98
III CZP 62/98