Dávila v. General Supervisor of Elections

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On July 20, 1960 the petitioners, acting as organizers and president and provisional secretary of the Christian Action Party, filed a petition for mandamus before this Court, at that time on vacation, invoking our original jurisdiction “due to the urgent nature and great public interest” of the matter. We were asked to issue a writ of mandamus against Ernesto Mieres Calimano, General Supervisor of Elections, ordering him to allow petitioners “to inspect and take out copies of the provisional poll lists of 19561 upon payment of the corresponding legal fees.”

On the following day, Mr. Chief…