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Sanoy, et al. Vs. Tantuico, Jr., et al.

BENITO SANOY, NORMA LO RUFIN (assisted by Leodegario Rufin) LUISA M. MALAZARTE (assisted by Raymundo Malazarte), FRANCISCO KIAMKO, ALBERTO MARIVELES, MAURO ENOLPE, RENERIO DE LA CERNA, RAYMUNDO, BAYNO, DOMINGO CAMINADE, JR., EMILIANO BACALSO, SIMEON DABLO

G.R. No. L-31945 | 1973-04-30

D E C I S I O N

MAKALINTAL, J:

The only question before Us in this case is whether or not respondent Judge of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch VI, acted correctly in dismissing the petitioners' action for mandamus on the ground of non-exhaustion of administrative remedies.

The petitioners were employees of the City of Cebu, with appointments on different dates, the earliest of which was January 2, 1964 and the latest October 8 of the same year. They were not civil service eligibles and belonged to the unclassified service, but were all members of the Government Service Insurance System.

After the local elections in November...