Judicial review of state recognition of Jewish religious communities and religious pluralism within Judaism. The case concerned a challenge to the registration of a Jewish religious association outside the statutory framework governing Jewish communities. The Supreme Administrative Court held that Polish law and constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion protect pluralism within Judaism and do not establish a monopoly for a single organisational model. It stressed that restricting Jewish religious life to one statutory structure could amount to indirect discrimination and unjustified interference with religious freedom, and remitted the case for reconsideration.
Art. 1, Art. 2 § 1, Art. 7, Art. 24 Act of 20 February 1997 on the Relationship between the State and Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland
Art. 1 § 1 and § 2, Art. 2 point 1, Art. 7 § 1, Art. 18 § 1, Art. 30 to Art. 32, Art. 34 § 1 Act of 17 May 1989 on Guarantees of Freedom of Conscience and Religion
Art. 25 § 3, Art. 53 § 1 and § 2 Constitution of the Republic of Poland
Art. 9 § 1 European Convention on Human Rights
Art. 18 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Art. 28, Art. 138 § 1 point 1 Code of Administrative Procedure
Art. 141 § 4, Art. 145 § 1 point 1(c), Art. 183 § 1, Art. 185 § 1, Art. 203 point 2 Law on Proceedings before Administrative Courts