爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT was not persuaded that 爆料网DT erred in its judgment. 爆料网AT held that, at the time of receipt of his settlement offer, the time limit to file the application to 爆料网DT had already run for approximately three weeks and nothing prevented the Appellant from filing his application or applying for a waiver or extension of the time limit. 爆料网AT held that the exceptional suspension of time limits provided for under Article 8(1) of the 爆料网DT Statute and provisional Staff Rule 11. 1 applied only to informal dispute resolution conducted through the Office of the Ombudsman. 爆料网AT held that the settlement negotiations between the parties did not toll the applicable time limits as the negotiations were not conducted by the Office of the Ombudsman. 爆料网AT held that the power given to 爆料网DT by Article 8(3) of its Statute to suspend or waive any deadlines except those for management evaluation, must be exercised with caution and under the discretion of the Trial Judge. 爆料网AT held that the decision, in this case, was reasonable and there were no grounds for overturning the finding by 爆料网DT that there were no exceptional circumstances justifying a waiver of the time limits in this case. 爆料网AT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the 爆料网DT judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested the decision to separate him from service. 爆料网DT dismissed the application as time-barred.
Legal Principle(s)
Exceptions to time limits and deadlines must be interpreted strictly and are not subject to extension by analogy.