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Artemio B. Pacana vs. David M. Consunji

ARTEMIO B. PACANA, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE DAVID M. CONSUNJI, in his capacity as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, and THE HONORABLE POSTMASTER GENERAL, respondents.

G.R. No. L-41088 | 1981-10-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

The authoritative force of Antonio v. Tanco, Jr. 1 calls for application in this certiorari and mandamus petition. It is essentially the latter proceeding as what is sought is the reinstatement of petitioner Artemio B. Pacana who, by virtue of a decision of the then respondent Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, David M. Consunji, was dismissed from the service on March 11, 1974. The allegations on their face more than suggested that petitioner was not on the best of terms with the then Postmaster General Enrico Palomar, resulting in the audit examinations not once but three times...