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Pablo Catura vs. Court of Industrial Relations, et at.

PABLO CATURA and LUZ SALVADOR, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS and CELESTINO TABANIAG, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-27392 | 1971-01-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J:

It is a novel question that presents itself before this Court in this petition for the review of a resolution of respondent Court of Industrial Relations. Specifically, it is whether respondent Court, in the exercise of its power of investigation to assure compliance with the internal labor organization procedures under Section 17 of the Industrial Peace Act, 1 can require a labor organization's "books of accounts, bank accounts, pass books, union funds, receipts, vouchers and other documents related to [its] finances" be delivered and deposited with it at the hearing to conduct such investigation in...