Glosa do Uchwały składu siedmiu sędziów Naczelnego Sądu Administracyjnego z dnia 22 czerwca 2020 r., sygn. akt II OPS 5/19

The resolution adopted by the Supreme Administrative Court, composed of seven judges, stating that the submission of a complaint about the inactivity of a public authority after the final decision has been issued is an obstacle to the substantive examination of such a complaint by the administrative court, does not deserve approval. Complaints for inaction fulfill not only a disciplinary function, but also a repressive and preventive function. The inadmissibility of such a complaint prevents a party to administrative proceedings from pursuing claims for damages for an unlawful act/omission of the public authority, thus placing it in a worse position than the parties to court proceedings, which, even after the final conclusion of the proceedings, may seek redress for damage resulting from excessive length of court proceedings. However, recognizing the risk of abuse of a complaint for inaction several or several dozen years after the decision was issued, it is reasonable for the legislator to introduce a maximum time limit for filing a complaint correlated with the statute of limitations for damages claims.