2014-UNAT-422

2014-UNAT-422, Khisa

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT considered an appeal by the Secretary-General. UNAT held that UNDT committed a substantial error in procedure in not granting due process of law to the Administration. UNAT held that the Secretary-General’s argument about the suspension of the deadline for submission of a Reply, on which he relied, was substantiated. UNAT held that UNDT should not have issued a default “Summary judgment” on the merits of the case. UNAT upheld the appeal and vacated the UNDT judgment. The case was remanded to another UNDT Judge to be tried on its merits after both parties have had the opportunity to make their case.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

UNDT judgment: The Applicant contested the decision to evict her from her �山��provided accommodation in Torit on 11 November 2011. UNDT issued judgment No. UNDT/2013/001 finding the application receivable. Two months later UNDT issued judgment No. UNDT/2013/043 as a “Summary judgment”. UNDT found that the forced eviction was not unavoidable and awarded the Applicant compensation.

Legal Principle(s)

The principle audi alteram partem was affected by UNDT’s summary judgment since the Administration had only been heard on the issue of receivability of the case and could not, therefore, anticipate that UNDT would also decide on merits.

Outcome

Appeal granted

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Khisa

Entity

UNMISS

Case Number(s)

2013-476

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York