UNDT/2011/200, Di Giacomo
The Applicant filed an application, ostensibly under art. 12.2 of its Statute (regarding corrections), in relation to Di Giacomo UNDT/2011/168, by which the UNDT dismissed his case as falling outside its jurisdiction. With regard to the present application, the UNDT found that the Applicant, in fact, sought revision of Di Giacomo under art. 12.1 of the Statute, as well as correction under art. 12.2 of the Statute. The UNDT found that it had no jurisdiction to consider the present application as Di Giacomo was under appeal before the UNAT, which was therefore seized of the matter.
Effect of appeal, jurisdiction of the UNDT with respect to judgments under appeal: Generally, once an appeal is filed, the UNAT must be regarded as being seized of the case and the UNDT has ceased to have any jurisdiction. To have some aspect of the proceedings continuing concurrently in the trial instance would be an abuse of process.