A worker cannot be deprived of his job, a property right, without satisfying the requirements of due process. As enshrined in our bill of rights, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
Pablo Polsotin, Jr. et al. Vs. De Guia Enterprises, Inc
This case zeroes in on the concept that technical rules may be set aside in the interest of substantial justice.
Petitioners in this case filed an illegal dismissal case against their employee but was dismissed by the Labor Arbiter. They filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Commission but it was not given due course for failure to comply with the rules on certification of non-forum shopping. The said ruling was sustained in the Court of Appeals when brought to its jurisdiction through a certiorari.
The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeals and remanded the case to the Labor Arbiter on the ground that technical rules must gave way to substantial justice considering that the employees were not represented by a counsel in this case.
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