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THIRD DIVISION

[A.M. No. SCC-11-16-P (formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I No. 10-33-SCC [P] : June 01, 2011]

SULTAN PANDAGARANAO A. ILUPA, COMPLAINANT, VS. MACALINOG S. ABDULLAH, CLERK OF COURT II, SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MARAWI CITY, RESPONDENT.

R E S O L U T I O N


BRION, J.:

The present administrative matter stemmed from the November 29, 2009 letter-complaint 1 of Sultan Pandagaranao A. Ilupa (complainant) charging Clerk of Court II Macalinog S. Abdullah (respondent) of the Shari'a Circuit Court (SCC) in Marawi City with abuse of authority in relation with the issuance of a certificate of divorce.

The Facts

The facts are summarized from the report of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) dated July 9, 2010. 2

The charge

The complainant alleges in support of the charge that the respondent exhibited ignorance of his duties as clerk of court when he issued a certificate of divorce, (OCRG Form No. 102) relying mainly on an illegal Kapasadan
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