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2007-04-27 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Respondent Judge's reliance on Section 2(a), Rule 18 of the Rules of Court[28] in disposing of the criminal case is misplaced.[29] While the effort of respondent Judge to hasten the resolution of the cases before her is commendable, that task, however, should not be done in utter disregard of the rudiments of the law and procedure. The duty to dispose of the court business promptly and to decide cases within the reglementary periods should be consistent with a faithful compliance with the prescribed set of procedures. The avowed purpose of acting on cases as early as possible does not justify even the slightest abuse of judicial authority and discretion or excuse due observance of the basic elements of the rule of law.[30] | |||||