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In Re: Letter of Associate Justice Reynato S. Puno [DISSENTING OPINION, CRUZ, J.]

LETTER OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE REYNATO S. PUNO of the Court of Appeals dated 14 November 1990

A.M. No. 90-11-2697-CA | 1992-06-29

CRUZ, J., dissenting:

 

I join Mr. Justice Gutierrez in his dissent, with these brief additional remarks.

 

Sec. 3 of BP 129 laid down the original precedence rule applicable to members of the Intermediate Appellate Court. This was embodied in Sec. 2 of EO 33 without change except as to the name of the court. The first provision was not repealed. As Mr. Justice Feliciano points out, it was merely "re-enacted."

 

I do not think the re-enacted rule was intended to operate prospectively only. I believe it continues to be available to the former members of the Intermediate Appellate Court no less than to the members of the...