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Petitioner Mercedita Mata Aranes charged respondent Judge Occiano with gross
ignorance of the law. Occiano is the presiding judge in Court of Balatan,
Camarines Sur. However, he solemnized the marriage of Aranes and Dominador
Orobia on February 17, 2000 at the couples residence in Nabua, Camarines Sur
which is outside his territorial jurisdiction and without the requisite of marriage
license.
It appeared in the records that petitioner and Orobia filed their application of
marriage license on January 5, 2000 and was stamped that it will be issued on
January 17, 2000 but neither of them claimed it. In addition, no record also
appeared with the Office of the Civil Registrar General for the alleged marriage.