Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT Held or Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT Pronouncements
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT held that the appeal was not receivable ratione temporis, as he did not file it within the prescribed time limits. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT noted that even if the Appellant had requested a waiver of the time limit on the basis of exceptional circumstances, his appeal was time-barred by Article 7.4 of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT Statute and was therefore not receivable. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested the decision rejecting his request to recognise the United States as his place of repatriation and to issue proper travel authorisation so that he could finalise his separation from service upon retirement. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT dismissed the application in its entirety as not receivable both ratione temporis and ratione materiae. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDT found that given the Administration had provided him with a written travel authorisation and certificate of service, any challenge of decisions relating to those were moot.
Legal Principle(s)
An appeal to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAT is not receivable ratione temporis if it is not filed within the prescribed time limits.