UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements
The Tribunal observed that as reflected in the documents on record, the Applicant filed his application on 21 June 2024, but requested management evaluation on 16 August 2024. Furthermore, at the time the Tribunal issued the judgment, the management evaluation response period was still running. It was thus clear that the Applicant filed his application prematurely. Accordingly, the application was rejected as irreceivable. The Tribunal, however, informed the Applicant that he was free to file a new application on the merits, if submitted within the prescribed statutory timelines.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested what he termed as a decision not to provide him medical insurance coverage notwithstanding the closure of the investigation of possible misconduct of medical fraud against him.
Legal Principle(s)
Pursuant to the settled jurisprudence, in absence of a request for management evaluation, the Dispute Tribunal, may not consider the merits of a case.