蘑菇视频AT Held or 蘑菇视频DT Pronouncements
The 蘑菇视频AT, citing the principle of res judicata, noted that the authority of a final judgment could not be so readily set aside. The 蘑菇视频AT held that the limited grounds and the gravest of reasons required for setting aside a final judgment by an appellate court are not met in this case.
The 蘑菇视频AT found that, as the staff member also acknowledges, the current request fell outside of the permissible grounds for revision, correction, or interpretation.
The 蘑菇视频AT decided that there were no grounds for it to review this matter in any way, dismissed the staff member's application and affirmed the previous 蘑菇视频AT judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
Previous 蘑菇视频AT Judgment
In Judgment No. 2010-蘑菇视频AT-026, the 蘑菇视频AT rejected the staff member's appeal against a decision of the Standing Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board not to reconsider its own decision that she met the criteria for a disability benefit.
The staff member filed an application for "reconsideration" of the previous 蘑菇视频AT judgment.
Legal Principle(s)
The party who loses cannot re-litigate his or her case. There must be an end to litigation and the stability of the judicial process requires that final judgments by an appellate court be set aside only on limited grounds and for the gravest of reasons.