UNDT/2013/100

UNDT/2013/100, Mohammed

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UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

MEU’s decision was issued one month after the deadline for its issuance. UNDT held that the Applicant could not be penalized for MEU being dilatory in its obligations. UNDT held that this matter must properly be found to be receivable. UNDT refused the Respondent’s request to have the Application dismissed on grounds of receivability.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to renew his fixed-term appointment beyond 31 December 2011.

Legal Principle(s)

Timelines before UNDT will normally begin to run from the date of receipt of a decision by management evaluation or the expiry of the time allocated to the; Management Evaluation Unit to respond, i.e. ninety days from the date of the receipt of a management evaluation decision or ninety days following the expiry of the thirty or fourty-five day, depending on where the request was filed, deadline.

Outcome

Judgment entered for Applicant in full or in part

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Applicants/Appellants
Mohammed
Entity
ICTR
Case Number(s)
UNDT/NBI/2012/39
Tribunal
UNDT
Registry
Nairobi
Date of Judgement
Duty Judge
Judge Boolell
Language of Judgment
English
Issuance Type
Judgment
Categories/Subcategories
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Management Evaluation
Management Evaluation
Time limit
Applicable Law
UNDT RoP
UNDT Statute