Limitation to two months for the exercise of a retired public prosecutor’s right to return to active service upon his/her request SK 13/24
Ref. No. SK 13/24
JUDGMENT
IN THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Warsaw, 22 November 2024
The Constitutional Tribunal, composed of:
Krystyna Pawłowicz – Presiding Judge
Zbigniew Jędrzejewski
Stanisław Piotrowicz – Judge Rapporteur
Julia Przyłębska
Bartłomiej Sochański,
Recording Clerk – Katarzyna Wajer,
having considered, at the hearing on 22 November 2024 – in the presence of the applicant – Mr D. B.’s constitutional complaint lodged with the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the conformity of:
Article 47(1) and (2) of the Act of 28 January 2016 – the Introductory Provisions to the Public Prosecution Service Act (Journal of Laws – Dz. U., item 178) in conjunction with Article 19(3) of the Act of 9 October 2009 amending the Public Prosecution Service Act and certain other acts (Journal of Laws – Dz. U. No. 178, item 1375) – construed in the way that “a public prosecutor who remains retired on the day of the entry into force of the Act of 28 January 2016 – the Introductory Provisions to the Public Prosecution Service Act may, upon his/her request, return to active service in the last-held position, or an equivalent one, only within the period of two months from the entry into force of the said Act, i.e. within the period from 4 March 2016 until 4 May 2016” – to Article 60 in conjunction with Article 31(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland;
adjudicates as follows:
Article 47(1) and (2) of the Act of 28 January 2016 – the Introductory Provisions to the Public Prosecution Service Act (Journal of Laws – Dz. U., item 178) in conjunction with Article 19(3) of the Act of 9 October 2009 amending the Public Prosecution Service Act and certain other acts (Journal of Laws – Dz. U. No. 178, item 1375) – construed in the way that “a public prosecutor who remains retired on the day of the entry into force of the Act of 28 January 2016 – the Introductory Provisions to the Public Prosecution Service Act may, upon his/her request, return to active service in the last-held position, or an equivalent one, only within the period of two months from the entry into force of the said Act, i.e. within the period from 4 March 2016 until 4 May 2016” – in inconsistent with Article 60 in conjunction with Article 31(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.
The ruling was adopted by a majority vote.
Krystyna Pawłowicz
Zbigniew Jędrzejewski
Stanisław Piotrowicz
Julia Przyłębska
Bartłomiej Sochański