UNDT/2022/093 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

UNDT/2022/093, Younes

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The Applicant received the contested decision on 10 May 2022 thus, she should have requested management evaluation by 9 July 2022 but she did not do so until 13 July 2022. The application was deemed not receivable because the Applicant did not request management evaluation of the contested decision within the stipulated time limit.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

Decision to select another staff member for the position of Senior Interagency Coordinator, P-4.

Legal Principle(s)

Pursuant to art. 8.1(c) of the Statute of the Dispute Tribunal, the jurisdiction of the Dispute Tribunal can only be invoked in certain cases if a contested administrative decision has been previously submitted for management evaluation. Thus, a mandatory first step for an applicant prior to the submission of an application to the Dispute Tribunal is to request management evaluation of the contested administrative decision

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

Outcome Extra Text

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Younes

Entity

UNHCR

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NBI/2022/075

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

Nairobi