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Francisco Q. Duque, Et Al. vs. Amado S. Santiago, Et Al. 116 Phil. 971

FRANCISCO Q. DUQUE, HUGO S. ESTRADA, MARIA C. MAGSANO and RESTITUTO C. BASA, petitioners, vs. HON. AMADO S. SANTIAGO, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, EMETERIO M. CASTA?EDA and CONRADO F. ESTRELLA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-16916 | 1962-11-29

D E C I S I O N 


PADILLA, J.: 

 This is a petition for a writ of certiorari filed on 16 May 1960 to annul and set aside an order of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan dated 3 February 1960 (Annex C) in criminal case No. U-335 and for a writ of preliminary injunction to restrain the respondent judge from proceeding with the arraignment of the petitioners and the trial of said criminal case pending final judgment on this petition. 

 On 18 July 1959 the respondent Provincial Fiscal of Pangasinan filed an information charging the petitioners with libel upon complaint by the respondent Provincial Governor Conrado F....