Key legal question
Whether a resignation during the term can qualify as an involuntary non-reelection under § 5(3)(b) Leistungsverordnung and create a pension right
Extracted holding
No. The provision covers resignations only when they occur in the context of an actual or possible non-reelection/non-nomination situation at the end of the term; a mid-term resignation is not enough.
Extracted reasoning
The Court accepted that a resignation may be voluntary in form yet still fall under § 5(3)(b), but only if the resignation is tied to the upcoming end of the office term and the associated electoral uncertainty. Because the appellant resigned before the term ended, the different protection rationale for non-reelection at term end did not apply, and no gap needed filling.