2013-��AT-308

��AT Held or ��DT Pronouncements

��AT held that, absent a request for waiver or extension of the time limits as well as any factors that would qualify as exceptional circumstances, the appeal was time-barred. ��AT dismissed the appeal as not receivable.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

��RWA DT judgment: The Applicant, a Headteacher, contested the decisions to censure him, suspend him from duty without pay for three days and demote him to the post of Teacher. These measures were imposed for misconduct in the form of asking a student to absent himself, asking a teacher to mark the student as present, and promising the student a pass certificate, in addition to beating students.

Legal Principle(s)

��AT strictly enforces statutory time limits.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on receivability

Outcome Extra Text

No relief ordered; No relief ordered.

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Romman

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