Another Success of ISFED
On November 17, 2015, Kutaisi Appellate Court partially granted the appeal of Darejan Talakhadze, who was represented by ISFED in court.
Darejan Talakhadze participated in the competition for the position of a specialist at the Department of Coordination of Representatives of Sachkhere Municipality Gamgebeli. Ms. Talakhadze believed that the commission for selection and certification of employees of Sachkhere Municipality held interviews in violation of legal regulations and favored a candidate with fewer scores and less experience in public service.
ISFED filed in Sachkhere District Court for invalidation of competition results and repeat of the competition but the claim was rejected. ISFED filed subsequent appeal in higher court.
Kutaisi Appellate Court partially granted ISFED’s appeal by invalidating decision of the commission to select a candidate other than Darejan Talakhadze as a winner, but it rejected appellant’s request to repeat the process of interviews.
We believe that invalidation of the decision means that results of the competition no longer have a legal foundation and therefore, are illegitimate. Consequently, the local self-government must hold a new competition to fill the vacant position in abidance by applicable legal requirements.
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International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy provides legal assistance within the project Protecting Rights of Civil Servants for Politically Neutral and Discrimination-Free Public Service in Georgia funded by the Embassy of Netherlands in Georgia. Within the project ISFED provides free legal consultation, representation and prepares legal documents for victims of unfair selection and certification process and dismissals without legal cause in public service.
