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Conrado Lindo vs. Comelec, et al.

CONRADO LINDO, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JUDGE NAPOLEON V. DILAG, in his official capacity as Presiding Judge of Branch XV, Regional Trial Court of Naic, Cavite, and ROSARIO VELASCO, respondents.

G.R. No. 127311 | 1997-06-19

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J:

In this petition for certiorari and prohibition, petitioner CONRADO LINDO seeks to annul the December 9, 1996 COMELEC Resolution lifting its injunction against the writ of execution pending appeal issued by Judge Napoleon Dilag, of the September 23, 1996 Decision declaring private respondent ROSARIO VELASCO as the duly-elected mayor of Ternate, Cavite and directing petitioner to vacate the Office of the Mayor.

The facts show that in the May 8, 1995 elections, petitioner CONRADO LINDO and private respondent ROSARIO VELASCO (incumbent mayor of Ternate, Cavite) were the main rivals for the position of Ternate...