Facts:

• The case "De los Reyes v. Benguet Consolidated, Inc." (G.R. No. L-33534) was decided on June 20, 1977, by the Philippine Supreme Court.
• Petitioner Dominador De los Reyes challenged a decision by the Court of Industrial Relations (CIR) that barred him from participating in the 1971 election of union officers for the BCI Employees and Workers Union-PAFLU.
• De los Reyes had been expelled from the union, leading to his termination by Benguet Consolidated, Inc.
• Respondents included Benguet Consolidated, Inc., the BCI Employees and Workers Union-PAFLU, Eliseo P. Flora, and the Court of Industrial Relations.
• De los Reyes lost an Unfair Labor Practice case before the CIR and did not appeal the decision, which confirmed his valid expulsion from the union.
• The union conducted two elections after February 12, 1971, which De los Reyes did not contest.
• By the time of the Supreme Court's decision, De los Reyes was serving as the District Regional Director for Northern Luzon of a rival union, the National Mines and Allied Workers Union (NAMAWU-MIF).
• Respondents argued that the case was moot and academic due to De los Reyes's lack of interest and his new position in a rival union.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court dismissed the petition for certiorari on the grounds that the ...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The Supreme Court found that the petitioner's lack of interest in the case was evident.
• De los Reyes did not appeal the CIR's decision that validated his expulsion from the union.
• He did not contest the validity of subsequent union elections.
• He had assumed a leade...continue reading