Date of the judgment: 04.01.2007.
Official publication: 17.01.2007.
On Compliance of Para 3 of the Regulation No. 272 of August 15, 2000 by the Cabinet of Ministers on Amendments to Law On Service Pensions for Military Persons Section 3 of the November 30, 2000 Law on Amendments to Law On Service Pensions for Military Persons and May 25, 2006 Law on Amendments to Law On Service Pensions for Military Persons with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Case short name: The Service Pensions for Military PersonsConstitutional Court ruled:
1. To declare Item 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers August 15, 2000 Regulations No. 272 ”Amendments to the Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law”, Section 3 of November 30, 2000 Law ”Amendments to the Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law” and May 25, 2006 Law ”An Amendment to the Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law” as unconformable with Section 91 of the Republic of Latvia Satversme and null and void from July 1, 2007.
2. As regards those military persons whom – when calculating term of service pensions – the period till August 19, 2009 was taken into consideration, including the calculation of term of service pensions for this time to declare Item 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers August 15, 2000 Regulations No. 272 ”Amendments to Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law” and May 25, 2006 Law ”Amendments to Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law” as unconformable with Sections 1 and 91 of the Republic of Latvia Satversme and null and void as from the day of their adoption. In this case Section 5, Paragraph 2 of the Military Persons’ Term of Service Pension Law is in effect in the wording in which it was valid till the day of Regulations No. 272 taking effect.