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Lourdes Marcelo vs. Jose C. De Guzman, et al.

LOURDES MARCELO, doing business under the name and style "KANEBO LABORATORY", petitioner-appellee, vs. HON. JOSE C. DE GUZMAN, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of Branch III of the City Court of Quezon City, BARTOLOME CABANGBANG, in his capacity as Chairman of the Presidential Agency on Reforms and Government Operations (PARGO), CAPT. REYNALDO SAN GABRIEL, Team Leader, PARGO, SGT. ALEJANDRO QUIRANTE, PARGO, as well as their agents, deputies and/or representatives, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-29077 | 1982-06-29

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

This is a direct appeal to this court, perfected before the effectivity of Rep. Act 5440, from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, which set aside the order of the City Court of Quezon City denying the appellee's petition to quash a search warrant issued in connection with Criminal case. No. 558.

The position taken by the appellants herein is that the said order of the City Court of Quezon City is final in character and, therefore, not correctible by certiorari and mandamus, but only by appeal.

The antecedent facts are not disputed. At about 3:00 o'clock in the morning of June 21, 1966,...