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PEOPLE, et al. vs. Hon. Geronimo Marave, Et Al.120 Phil. 602

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVINCIAL FISCAL MARTIN PAULATE, and SPECIAL PROSECUTOR VICENTE ORENDAIN, JR., petitioners, vs. HON. GERONIMO MARAVE, Judge of the CFI of Sulu, PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF SULU BENJAMIN R. ABUBAKAR, ASST. PROVINCIAL WARDEN ENRIQUE TEACKLE, PC SGT. AMIL ALPASAIN, PC CPL. DANIEL PALILEO, and thirteen other JOHN DOES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-19023 | 1964-07-31

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

 This is a petition for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus with preliminary injunction, praying that the Judge of the Court of First Instance of Sulu be enjoined from carrying out his orders in Criminal Case No. 2500 of that court dated August 29 and September 25, 1961, and that he be compelled to proceed with the trial of the said case on the merits. 

 The facts antecedent to the filing of the criminal case are stated in the order dated September 25, 1961, to wit: On October 25, 1960, the Provincial Board of Sulu passed Resolution 172 abolishing the position of Special Counsel of that...