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III ZP 10/00 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses lower court's request for legal clarification as only appellate courts may submit such questions.

Case Number III ZP 10/00
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The 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

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Art. 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

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art. 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

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uchwała siedmiu sędziów SN z 30 marca 1999 r., III CZP 62/98
III CZP 62/98

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