Supreme Court dismisses cassation when lower court ignores Constitutional Court ruling invalidating a pension law article.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal because the Court of Appeal failed to apply the Constitutional Court's finding that Article 186 of the Social Insurance Law was unconstitutional. The appellant argued the lower court violated the Constitution by granting early retirement benefits based on a now-invalidated regulation. The court ruled that once a norm is declared unconstitutional, all pending proceedings must disregard it, making the lower court's omission a fatal procedural error.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 186 ust. 3 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 190 ust. 1 i 3 Konstytucji RP: When a norm is declared unconstitutional, courts in pending proceedings must disregard it and cannot base decisions on the invalid provision.