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Ricardo Escarda vs. Jacinto Manalo

RICARDO ESCARDA, complainant, vs. Judge JACINTO MANALO, of Coron, Palawan, respondent.

A.M. No. 2268-MJ | 1980-11-07

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

This administrative complaint for improper conduct by complainant Ricardo Escarda against respondent Municipal Judge Jacinto Manalo of Coron, Palawan affords this Court an opportunity to set forth the guiding principle as to when the Lupon Tagapayapa under the Katarungan Pambarangay Decree 1 should take cognizance of a case. Respondent Judge refused the referral of a complaint for slight physical injuries to the Lupon Tagapayapa. That was the basis of this charge against him. As the Decree was intended to remedy the clogged state of the dockets through the amicable settlement of minor disputes relying on...