THE Supreme Court has imposed a fine on a judge for failing to resolve a case in time, in a landmark decision that brought attention to the issue of undue delay in the judicial process.
In a decision written by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting, the Supreme Court found Antipolo City Regional Trial Court Branch 99 Presiding Judge Miguel Asuncion guilty of gross neglect of duty for taking seven years to resolve a prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction.The high court imposed a fine of P201,000 on the erring judge.The ruling addressed a case originally filed in 2016 by a group of market stallholders against Princeville Construction and Development Corp.
The judge further explained that he had been appointed as executive judge of the Antipolo RTC from October 2020 to November 2022, during which period the pandemic posed significant challenges for the judiciary.Additionally, he had been designated to handle special commercial and cybercrime cases, which, he argued, contributed to his inability to address the case in a timely manner.The Supreme Court though found judge Asuncion's explanations and or/justification insufficient.
Judge In Rizal Fined For Undue Delay
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