Cassation appeal dismissed; judge from first instance did not invalidate second instance proceedings. Appeal dismissed; judge from first instance did not invalidate second instance proceedings. Appeal dismissed; judge from first instance did not invalidate second instance proceedings.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a pensioner against a social insurance office's refusal of a teacher's pension. The appellant argued that the second-instance court's proceedings were invalid because a judge who presided over the first-instance trial also participated in the second-instance hearing. The court ruled that the second-instance court retained full authority to evaluate evidence and conduct hearings, meaning the first-instance judge's actions were merely auxiliary. Consequently, the court held that the presence of the first-instance judge did not violate procedural rules or invalidate the appeal judgment.