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Cornejo vs. Secretary of Justice, et al.

CRISANTO CORNEJO, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, THE AUDITOR GENERAL, THE NATIONAL TREASURER, THE CITY MAYOR OF PASAY, THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASAY CITY, THE CITY AUDITOR OF PASAY CITY, THE CITY TREASURER OF PASAY CITY, and SPECIAL COUNS

G.R. No. L-32818 | 1974-06-28

D E C I S I O N

ESGUERRA, J:

In this original action for mandamus, with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction, petitioner seeks to compel the respondents to order his reinstatement to the position of Special Counsel of Pasay City, and/or Fourth Assistant City Fiscal (the latter position, according to petitioner, being now the equivalent rank of Special Counsel of Pasay City), and for payment to him of back salaries. This Court did not issue the preliminary writ prayed for.

The facts of this case are substantially as follows:

On April 4, 1960, Secretary of Justice Alejo Mabanag appointed petitioner to the position of Special...