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Constitutional court rejects pension law interpretation challenge as it does not violate constitutional principles.

Case Number 218/97
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court denied the appeal challenging the constitutionality of Article 1 of Decree-Law 362/78 as interpreted by the Supreme Administrative Court. The appellant, the General Pensions Fund, argued that the interpretation violated constitutional rights, while the respondent contested the validity of the interpretation. The court ruled that the interpretation did not infringe upon constitutional guarantees and thus rejected the claim.

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Art. 70(1)(b) of Law 28/82; The Constitutional Court may reject a concrete review of constitutionality when the challenged interpretation of a statutory provision does not violate constitutional principles or rights.

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concrete review of constitutionality pension law interpretation constitutional principles Supreme Administrative Court constitutional rights violation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 70(1)(b) of Law 28/82
Art. 1 of Decree-Law 362/78
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Acórdão 332/98

ACÓRDÃO Nº 332/98

Processo nº 218/97

1ª Secção

Rel. Cons. Tavares da Costa

Acordam na 1ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional

Nos presentes autos de fiscalização concreta de constitucionalidade, vindos do Supremo Tribunal Administrativo, tendo por objecto a questão da constitucionalidade da norma do artigo 1º do Decreto-Lei nº 362/78, de 28 de Novembro, na interpretação acolhida por aquele Tribunal, suscitada ao abrigo da alínea b) do nº 1 do artigo 70º da Lei nº 28/82, de 15 de Novembro, e em que são recorrente a Caixa Geral de Aposentações e recorrido D..., pelas razões constantes do acórdão nº 159/98, ainda inédito, de que se encontra cópia junto aos autos, decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 6 de Maio de 1998

Alberto Tavares da Costa

Vítor Nunes de Almeida

Maria Fernanda Palma

Paulo Mota Pinto

Artur Maurício

Maria Helena Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa