2010-UNAT-061 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

2010-UNAT-061, Syed

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that there was no dispute that the Appellant had a fixed-term appointment, which had no expectancy of renewal or of conversion to any other type of appointment. UNAT held that UNDT had correctly dismissed most of the allegations brought by the Appellant since he had failed to raise them in a request for administrative review or management evaluation. UNAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the UNDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to renew his contract. The Applicant appealed to the Joint Appeals Board (JAB). Later the appeal was transferred to UNDT. UNDT dismissed the application.

Legal Principle(s)

A fixed-term appointment carries no expectancy of renewal or of conversion to any other type of appointment.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Syed

Entity

OCHA

Case Number(s)

2010-067

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York