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Ismunlatip H. Suhuri Vs. The Honorable Commssion on Elections (En Banc), The Municipal Board of Canvassers of Patikul, Sulu and Kabir E. Hayundini

ISMUNLATIP H. SUHURI, Petitioner, versus THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (En Banc), THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF PATIKUL, SULU AND KABIR E. HAYUDINI, Respondents.

G.R. No. 181869 | 2009-10-02

D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J.:

In this special civil action for certiorari, the Court again determines whether or not the exclusion of certain election returns from the canvass due to allegations of irregularities and statistical improbability made by a candidate are proper grounds for a pre-proclamation controversy by which to annul the proclamation of his rival as duly-elected.

THE CASE

The Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBC) of Patikul, Sulu had earlier ruled against petitioner Ismunlatip H. Suhuri's plea for the exclusion of 25 election returns from the canvass of votes cast for the 2007 mayoralty race in Patikul, Sulu and then...