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Juan Ponce Enrile, et al. Vs. Andress M. Vinuya, et al.

HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE, Commissioner of Customs and LT. GENERAL PELAGIO A. CRUZ, (Ret.) Chairman, Anti-Smuggling Action Center (ASAC), petitioners, vs. ANDRES M. VINUYA and HON. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, presiding judge of Branch IV, Court of First Instanc

G.R. No. L-29043 | 1971-01-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J:

The crucial question presented in this certiorari and prohibition proceeding, petitioners being the then Commissioner of Customs, the Honorable Juan Ponce Enrile as well as the Chairman of the Anti-Smuggling Action Center (ASAC), General Pelagio A. Cruz, is whether Judge Walfrido de los Angeles is vested with jurisdiction to entertain a complaint for replevin filed by the other respondent, Andres M. Vinuya, for the recovery of a Cadillac car, subject of a seizure and forfeiture proceeding. Ever since Pacis v. Averia 1 the answer has not been in doubt. The matter of seizure and forfeiture is the exclusive...