2017-UNAT-799 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

2017-UNAT-799, Bourne

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

UNAT dismissed the appeal as not receivable, as the Appellant had failed to request a review of the UNJSPF decision before appealing to UNAT. UNAT remanded the matter for a hearing before the Standing Committee, treating the appeal as if correctly and timely filed as a request for decision review.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

UNJSPB decision: The Applicant contested the decision not to pay his pension benefit based on his residence after relocating.

Legal Principle(s)

An appellant must, as a first step, submit a request for review of a contested decision to the Standing Committee prior to appealing to UNAT.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on receivability

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Bourne

Entity

UNJSPF

Case Number(s)

2017-1084

Tribunal

UNAT

Registry Location :

New York