UNDT/2012/160

UNDT/2012/160, Buckley

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

Management evaluation: The Tribunal can only suspend an administrative decision that is subject to an ongoing management evaluation.Cancellation of vacancy announcements are administrative decisions that have been implemented and therefore can not be subject of a suspension of action application. The Applicant had not sought management evaluation of the ongoing selection process as such the Tribunal found that it could not be subject to a suspension of action application.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant is the Chief, Integrated Support Service in UNDOF at the P5 level. He filed an Application for suspension of action of the decision to cancel two vacancy announcements and an ongoing selection process for the post of Chief Supply Section.

Legal Principle(s)

N/A

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Buckley

Entity

UNDOF

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NBI/2012/053

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

Nairobi