Grievance and Cancellation-Claim Deadline Calculator (Board of Grievances)

Where is the grievance filed?

For administrative decisions generally, with the body that issued the decision, within sixty days of learning of it (by notice, or publication in the Official Gazette if notice is impossible). For civil-service matters, with the Ministry of Civil Service only (now the Ministry of Human Resources), not the employing body.

When is the cancellation claim filed?

• If the grievance is rejected: within sixty days of learning of the rejection.
• If sixty days pass without a decision: within the next sixty days.
• Civil service: if the Ministry rules in your favour and the body does not comply within sixty days of notification, within the next sixty days.

Filing early in urgent cases

The court may accept the claim during the grievance period in urgent cases if combined with a request to suspend the decision, provided a grievance was filed (Art 8).

How the dates are counted

The triggering day is not counted, and a deadline falling on an official holiday extends to the next working day, as the Board’s guidance calculator states and Art 22 of the Law of Sharia Procedure provides (applied through Art 60). For challenges to a judgment, use the judgment challenge deadline calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How long to file a grievance?

Sixty days from learning of the decision; the body decides within sixty days of the grievance (Art 8).

What if the body does not reply?

Sixty days of silence counts as rejection, and the claim is filed within the following sixty days.

Grievance to my employer or the Ministry?

For civil-service matters, to the Ministry only; otherwise to the body that issued the decision.

Is this tool official?

No. It is a guidance tool based on Art 8 and modelled on the Board of Grievances calculator.