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077 (GVA/2024)

077 (GVA/2024), Phogat

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

An application for suspension of action can only be entertained under the jurisdiction of the Dispute Tribunal when the challenged contested decision is the subject of an ongoing management evaluation (see Onana 2010-UNAT-008, para. 19; Igbinedion 2011-UNAT-159, para. 20). In the present case, the Applicant’s management evaluation request was no longer pending. The evidence showed that the Deputy High Commissioner completed the management evaluation on 27 June 2024, and that the Applicant received the outcome of his management evaluation request the same day. Consequently, as the management evaluation in this case had been completed, the present application had become moot, and the Tribunal did not need to examine whether the three statutory requirements specified in art. 2.2 of the Tribunal’s Statute were met. Therefore, the Tribunal decided to dismiss the application.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant requested suspension of action, pending management evaluation, of the decision not to renew his temporary appointment beyond 30 June 2024.

Outcome

Suspension of action denied

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Individual Party
Phogat
Entity
Tribunal
Registry
Date of Order
Duty Judge
Language of Order
Appeal Status
Appealed
Issuance Type
Applicable Law