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J.M. Tuason vs. Land Tenure Administration [DECISION]

J. M. TUASON & CO, INC., petitioner-appellee, vs. THE LAND TENURE ADMINISTRATION, THE SOLICITOR GENERAL and THE AUDITOR GENERAL, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-21064 | 1970-02-18

D E C I S I O N
 
FERNANDO, J.:
 
In this special civil action for prohibition to nullify a legislative act directing the expropriation of the Tatalon Estate, Quezon City,[1] this Court is called upon to inquire further into how far the power of Congress under the Constitution to authorize upon payment of just compensation the expropriation of lands to be subdivided into small lots and conveyed at cost to individuals[2] may extend, the more so as this is the first time the judiciary is confronted with such a challenge addressed to the validity of a statute specifically made applicable to a particular...