Abolition of post
Arbitrary or improper motive
Reason(s)
Subject matter (ratione materiae)
Non-renewal
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
The Secretary-General appealed.
The UNAT found that the UNDT erred in law and fact and reached a manifestly unreasonable decision by concluding that Mr. Hossain had proved on a balance of probabilities that the administrative decision not to renew his fixed-term appointment had been motivated by improper motives and he had been discriminated against. The reasons proffered by the Administration for not renewing Mr. Hossain鈥檚 fixed-term appointment, namely the abolition of his post in the context of a reorganization exercise, were valid reasons.
The UNAT further held that contrary to what Mr...