UNDT/2018/109, Islam
UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements
The Applicant stated in his application that he had not requested management evaluation of the impugned decision. The Applicant cannot now make such request, as it was required to be made 60 days after he was notified of the contested administrative decision (see staff rule 11.2 (c)). That is, 60 days after 18 April 2017, which was the date of the impugned decision. The time to request management review thus expired on 17 June 2017, over a year before the application was made (19 June 2018); Given the Applicant did not seek management evaluation of the contested decision, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it. The application was therefore found not receivable ratione materiae.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contests the decision to cancel the payment to him of an indemnity benefit following his separation from service on 5 July 2017.
Legal Principle(s)
The Tribunal may, in the interest of judicial economy, first consider if the matter before it is receivable (Gehr 2013-UNAT-313, Christensen 2013-UNAT-335).