2014-UNAT-412

2014-UNAT-412, Masylkanova

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT held that UNDT had correctly determined that the staff member’s application had become moot. UNAT held that the administrative decision to disable the fact-finding panel was superseded by its reconvening, after being impugned by the Appellant. UNAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the UNDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the disbanding of and failure to reinstate the fact-finding panel formed to investigate her allegations of harassment and abuse of authority against her supervisor. UNAMA convened a new fact-finding panel, of which the Applicant was informed on the same date by letter. UNDT dismissed the application, finding it moot since the fact-finding panel had been reconvened. UNDT further considered that it had no jurisdiction to consider the case since the Applicant had not requested management evaluation of the contested issue.

Legal Principle(s)

Left deliberately blank

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Masylkanova

Entity

UNAMA

Case Number(s)

2013-463

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York