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Civil Service Commission (CSC) vs. Sojor 564 SCRA 160

THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Petitioner, versus HENRY A. SOJOR, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168766 | 2008-05-22

D E C I S I O N 

REYES, R.T., J.: 

IS the president of a state university outside the reach of the disciplinary jurisdiction constitutionally granted to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) over all civil servants and officials? 

Does the assumption by the CSC of jurisdiction over a president of a state university violate academic freedom? 

The twin questions, among others, are posed in this petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) which annulled two (2) CSC Resolutions[2] against respondent Henry A. Sojor. 

The Facts 

The uncontroverted facts that led to the controversy, as...