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Elvira B. Nazareno vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

ELVIRA B. NAZARENO, petitioner vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and EDWINA P. MENDOZA, respondents.

G.R. No. 126977 | 1997-09-12

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

In this special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner urges us to nullify, for having been issued with grave abuse of discretion, the Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction issued on 7 November 1996 and 8 November 1996, respectively, by public respondent Commission on Elections (COMELEC) which directed petitioner Elvira B. Nazareno (hereafter, NAZARENO) to cease and desist from performing the duties and functions of the Office of the Mayor of Naic Cavite.

The facts are not disputed.

NAZARENO and private respondent Edwina P. Mendoza (hereafter, MENDOZA) were two...