2018-UNAT-835, Kataye
UNAT considered the Secretary-General's appeal, challenging UNDT’s finding that the application, as it related to the second contested decision, was filed on time and was receivable. UNAT agreed with the Secretary-General, that the official holiday at the New York Registry on 5 September 2016 is irrelevant for the determination of the timeliness of the individual’s filing before the Nairobi Registry. Although the case was later transferred to New York, on 6 September 2016, this case was still recorded as pending before UNDT Nairobi and the filing of all documents in that month was expected to...