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Antonio V. Cuenco vs. Hon. Alfredo C. Laya, Et Al

ANTONIO V. CUENCO, petitioner, vs. THE HON. ALFREDO C. LAYA, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branches II and XII, EDUARDO GULLAS, IGNACIA ALESNA, in her capacity as Chairman of the Board of Election Inspectors, Election Precinct No. 33 of Carcar, Cebu, GERARDA NADELA, as Poll Clerk of Election Precinct No. 33 of Carcar, Cebu, and the PROVINCIAL BOARD OF ELECTION CANVASSERS OF CEBU, respondents.

G.R. No. L-31252 | 1969-12-22

D E C I S I O N 


CASTRO, J.: 

This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition to annul the order dated November 18, 1969 of the respondent Judge Alfredo C. Laya of the Court of First Instance of Cebu (Branch II and Branch XII), ordering and authorizing the board of election inspectors of precinct 33 of the municipality of Carcar, province of Cebu, "to complete and/or correct" the election return they had prepared, by (a) including in said return the name of Eduardo Gullas, one of the candidates for representative of the third congressional district of Cebu, and (c) crediting him with sixty-seven votes. The court issued the order...