-62- 204(42) The SITRAMUN-Lima filed an amparo for legal protection against the Municipality of Lima. By means of judgment of December 13, 1996, the Sexto Juzgado Civil de Lima (Sixth Civil Court of Lima) sustained the an amparo for legal protection, and ordered that “Resolution No. 575 of April 1, 1996 […], which declares illegal the strike called by the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Municipalidad de Lima - SITRAMUN-LIMA (Lima Municipality Workers Union) which started on April 1, 1996, as well as all other provisions contained therein, be set aside, and back pay for the affected workers be paid.” The abovementioned Court pointed out that: “Mayoral Resolution [No. 575…] was challenged by the Union […,] without sufficient evidence of any decision on such challenge having been reached by the employing entity; therefore, the Resolution may not be deemed unchallenged or enforceable; notwithstanding the forgoing, the provisions contained in Article 3 of the challenged resolution have been enforced, i.e. administrative disciplinary proceedings have been instituted against a large No. of municipality civil servants […,] in the instant case there was no unchallenged or enforceable judgment or a cease-and-desist order requiring employees to return to work; therefore, the commencement of Administrative Disciplinary Proceedings was unwarranted […].” Said judgment was affirmed by the Sala Corporativa Transitoria Especializada en Derecho Público (Corporate Provisional Chamber Specializing in Public Law) on November 16, 1998.83 204(43) The dismissed workers filed an amparo for legal protection against the Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima (Metropolitan Municipality of Lima), requesting that the Mayoral Resolutions that ordered their dismissals be held inapplicable and unenforceable. Said appeals for legal protection [protection of constitutional guarantees and rights] were sustained by three final judgments rendered by the Sala Corporativa Transitoria Especializada en Derecho Público (Corporate Provisional Chamber Specializing in Public Law) on July 14, 1998, March 31, 1999 and December 22, 1999 (infra para. 204(44) and five judgments rendered by the Tribunal Constitucional (Constitutional Court) on April 3, 1998, May 13, 1998, October 16, 1998, August 20, 1999 (infra para. 204(45) and November 11, 1998 (infra para. 204(46), which are described in more detail in the following two paragraphs.84 82 Cf. Lima Mayoral Resolutions No. 914, 1041, 1028, 1048, 1085, 1249, 1255, 1254, 1250, 1259, 1300, 1306, 1370, 1963, 1970, 1971, 911, 1037, 1051, 738, 943, 1034, 1045, 1031, 1071, 1103, 1111, 1257, 1305, 1369, 1968, 796, 741, 1159, 1154, 879, 989, 803, 1063, 1990, 1987, 828, 1161, 1367, 740, 1298, 809, 979, 1118 and 924 of May 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 24, 28 and 31, 1996 and June 11, 1996 (file of appendixes to the application, appendixes 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, folios 1432-1470, 1513-1515, 1535, 1555-1585, 1620-1658, 1678 and 1696; (file of preliminary comments, merits, reparations and costs, Volume X, page 3457; and appendix 1 to the explanatory brief submitted by the common intervener on October 24, 2005, folio 6184); judgments of the Sala Corporativa Transitoria Especializada en Derecho Público (Corporate Provisional Chamber Specializing in Public Law) of July 14, 1998, December 22, 1999 and March 31, 1999 (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 26, folio 1493; appendix 31, folio 1686; and appendix 32, folio 1702); and judgments by the Tribunal Constitucional (Constitutional Court) of April 3, 1998, May 13, 1998, October 16, 1998, August 20, 1999 and November 11, 1998 (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 25, folio 1482; appendix 27, folio 1523; appendix 28, folio 1546; appendix 29, folio 1594; and appendix 30, folio 1665). 83 Cf. Judgment rendered by the Sexto Juzgado Civil de Lima (Sixth Civil Court of Lima) on December 13, 1996, and judgment rendered by the Provisional Corporate Chamber Specializing in Public Law on November 16, 1998 (file of appendixes to the application, Appendix 24, folios 1392 and 1400). 84 Cf. Judgments rendered by the Sala Corporativa Transitoria Especializada en Derecho Público (Corporate Provisional Chamber Specializing in Public Law) on July 14, 1998, December 22, 1999 and March 31, 1999 (file of appendixes to the application, appendix 26, folio 1493; appendix 31, folio 1686;