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Luminza Delos Reyes Vs. Judge Danilo S. Cruz and Clerk of Court V Godolfo R. Gundran, Both of Reginal Trail Court, Branch 152, Pasig City

LUMINZA DELOS REYES, Complainant, versus JUDGE DANILO S. CRUZ and CLERK OF COURT V GODOLFO R. GUNDRAN, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 152, Pasig City, Respondents

A.M. No. RTJ-08-2152 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-2846-RTJ) | 2010-01-18

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Courts exist to administer justice fairly and without delay. Our overriding concern is to eradicate the impression formed in the minds of the litigants that the wheels of justice grind ever so slowly. We have always reminded the judges to dispose of the cases within the prescribed period of time because we do not want the truism - justice delayed is justice denied - to lose its meaning or relevance. In the same context, we have constantly exhorted all court employees to be conscientious of their duties and responsibilities considering that any indiscretion or transgression on their part would impact...