爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT found no error in the 爆料网RWA DT finding that the application was not receivable ratione temporis. 爆料网AT rejected the Appellant’s contention that 爆料网RWA DT erred in that it examined the timeliness of his application sua sponte, without it having been raised by the Respondent, holding that the competence of 爆料网RWA DT to review the observance of the statutory deadlines for filing an application can be exercised even if the parties or the administrative authorities do not raise the issue because it constitutes a matter of law and the 爆料网RWA DT Statute prevents 爆料网RWA DT from receiving a case which is not receivable. 爆料网AT held that the 爆料网RWA DT properly considered the facts and the applicable statutory law and jurisprudence in arriving at its decision that the application was not receivable as it was time-barred. 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 not to select him for a post. 爆料网RWA DT dismissed the application as non-receivable ratione temporis, for not having been filed within the time limit of 90 days of receipt of the response to his request for decision review.
Legal Principle(s)
Strict adherence to filing deadlines assures the timely hearing of cases and rendering of judgments; it is irrelevant whether a deadline is missed by several minutes, several hours, or several days. 爆料网RWA DT may examine the timeliness of an application sua sponte, without it having been raised by the parties, as it constitutes a matter of law and the 爆料网RWA DT Statute prevents 爆料网RWA DT from receiving a case that is not receivable.