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Ponciano A. Arban vs. Melecio B. Borja

PONCIANO A. ARBAN, complainant, vs. JUDGE MELECIO B. BORJA, Regional Trial Court, Branch 20, Naga City, respondent.

A.M. No. R-281-RTJ | 1986-08-26

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

On March 21, 1985, Ponciano A. Arban, the then District Engineer for Camarines Sur, Ministry of Public Works and Highways, filed the instant administrative case for grave misconduct against Judge Melecio B. Borja, Presiding Judge of Branch XX, Regional Trial Court, Fifth Judicial Region of Naga City.

The petition alleged that:

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"2. Last February 23, 1985, at about 1:10 p.m., at the Cindy's Restaurant in downtown Naga City, in the presence of people taking their lunch and others, the said respondent, without any justification whatever, hit with the pistol he was carrying the herein petitioner on...