Supreme Court allows pension payment to a teacher who retired from a public school before starting a municipal job.

The Supreme Court of Poland overturned a lower court decision that denied a pension to a former mayor who had already retired from a public school. The plaintiff argued that his right to a pension from the municipal employer was forfeited because he had previously acquired a teacher's pension, while the lower court held that only the cessation of the municipal employment relationship mattered. The court ruled that the statutory provision regarding municipal employees does not exclude those who have already obtained a pension under separate teacher regulations, provided they subsequently transition to the status of a pensioner.