Ģ��ƵDT/2014/090

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

The Ģ��ƵDT found that given that the Applicant failed to comply with the deadline for the filing of his request for management evaluation, his application was time-barred and his application was not receivable before the Tribunal.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant, a driver for the United Nations International Children Fund (��Ģ��ƵICEF��), Pakistan, filed an application on 17 March 2014 contesting the decision dated 23 April 2013 to abolish his post and terminate his fixed-term appointment.

Legal Principle(s)

Reiteration of administrative decision: Reiterations of the same decision in response to a staff member��s repeated requests to reconsider the matter do not reset the deadlines for appealing the decision. Further, when a staff member makes the same repeated requests of the administration, only the first decision, is subject to appeal. Deadlines for management evaluation: The Dispute Tribunal ��has no jurisdiction to waive deadlines for management evaluation��, or to make any exceptions thereto.

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

OAJ prepared this case law summary for informational purposes only. It is no official record and should not be relied upon as an authoritative interpretation of the Tribunals' rulings. For the authoritative texts, please refer to the judgment or order rendered by the respective Tribunal. The Tribunals are the only bodies competent to interpret their respective judgments, as provided under Article 12(3) of the Ģ��ƵDT Statute and Article 11(3) of the Ģ��ƵAT Statute. Any inaccuracies in the publication are the sole responsibility of OAJ, which should be contacted directly for any correction requests. To provide comments, don't hesitate to get in touch with OAJ at oaj@un.org.

The judgment summaries were generally prepared in English. They were translated into French and are being reviewed for accuracy of the translation.

Applicants/Appellants

Khan

Entity

Case Number(s)

Tribunal

Registry

Date of Judgement