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2011-02-09 |
BERSAMIN, J. |
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| Although the postponement of a hearing in a civil or criminal case may at times be unavoidable, the Court disallows undue or unnecessary postponements of court hearings, simply because they cause unreasonable delays in the administration of justice and, thus, undermine the people's faith in the Judiciary,[12] aside from aggravating the financial and emotional burdens of the litigants. For this reason, the Court has enjoined that postponements and resettings should be allowed only upon meritorious grounds,[13] and has consistently reminded all trial judges to adopt a firm policy against improvident postponements.[14] | |||||