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Commission on Appointments vs. Celso M. Paler

COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS, represented herein by its Secretary HON. ARTURO L. TIU, Petitioner, versus CELSO M. PALER,[1] Respondent.

G.R. No. 172623 | 2010-03-03

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the decision[2] dated December 20, 2005 and resolution dated April 27, 2005 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 90360.

The facts are undisputed.

Respondent Celso M. Paler was a Supervising Legislative Staff Officer II (SG-24)[3] with the Technical Support Service of the Commission on Appointments.[4] On April 8, 2003, he submitted a request for vacation leave for 74 working days - from August 1, 2003 to November 14, 2003.[5] In a memorandum dated April 22, 2003, Ramon C. Nghuatco, Director III of Technical Support...