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Jose V. Ricamara vs. Abelardo Subido

JOSE V. RICAMARA, petitioner-appellee, vs. ABELARDO SUBIDO, in his capacity as Commissioner of Civil Service, MANUEL CUDIAMAT and JOSE ERESTAIN, in their capacities as City Treasurer and City Auditor, respectively, of the City of Manila, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-28801 | 1980-06-25

D E C I S I O N


TEEHANKEE, J.:

The Court affirms the decision of the Manila court of first instance which set aside as null and void the action of respondent-appellant Commissioner of Civil Service invalidating petitioner-appellee's civil service eligibility as patrolman and terminating his services in the Manila Police Force on the ground that he had been previously convicted of a crime (the offense of anti-littering for which he paid a fine of P5.00). The Civil Service Law 1 requires, as the Court has time and again held, that a civil service employee may not be removed from office without due process and being previously afforded an...