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Bernonilla vs. GSIS

HILARION BERONILLA, petitioner, vs. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, its BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-21723 | 1970-11-26

D E C I S I O N 


BARREDO, J: 

A special civil action for prohibition seeking to declare Resolution No. 1497 of the Board of Trustee of the respondent Government Service Insurance System of August 9, 1963 to the effect that petitioner "Mr. (Hilarion) Beronilla be considered compulsorily retired from the service (as Auditor of the Philippine National Bank) effective January 14, 1963" as null and void for having been issued, in the words of the petition, "in excess of the powers granted to it by law, a wanton abuse of discretion, violation of contracts, removal or forced retirement without due process of law and to declare all acts...