Supreme Court dismisses appeal claiming Article 20(3) of Social Security Act violates constitutional equality principle. Appeal rejected due to lack of constitutional violation. Court upheld statutory exclusion of post-1948 births from combining social security periods. Decision affirms distinct nature of rural and general insurance systems. Constitutional equality principle not breached by new regulation. Appeal dismissed on merits.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Czesława K. against the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund's refusal of her rural pension. The applicant argued that Article 20(3) of the Social Security Act for Farmers, which excludes persons born after December 31, 1948, from combining periods under the general social security system, violated the constitutional principle of equality. The Court reasoned that the rural insurance system is distinct from the general system and that the new regulation properly ordered the relationship between them without depriving the applicant of her general pension rights. Consequently, the court found no constitutional violation and rejected the claim of unequal treatment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 20 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 20 grudnia 1990 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym rolników; Art. 32 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP: The exclusion of persons born after 31 December 1948 from combining general social security periods with rural insurance periods does not violate the constitutional principle of equality, as the two insurance systems are distinct and the regulation ensures proper coordination between them.