Supreme Court dismisses appeal for filing late, ruling statutory deadlines run continuously despite appointed counsel changes.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the insured's appeal against a social security disability pension decision, ruling the appeal was filed outside the statutory one-month deadline. The appellant argued the deadline should restart upon the appointment of a new court-appointed lawyer, but the court held that such appointments do not interrupt the continuous running of procedural time limits. Consequently, the court determined that the appellant failed to file the appeal within the legally prescribed period and could not rely on the appointment of new counsel to justify the delay.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 393 § 1 k.p.c.; Art. 168 § 1 k.p.c.; The statutory one-month period for filing a cassation appeal runs continuously and is not interrupted or suspended by the appointment of new court-appointed counsel, unless a specific request for time restoration is filed.