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Director of Lands vs. Pedro T. Santiago

DIRECTOR OF LANDS, petitioner, vs. HON. PEDRO T. SANTIAGO, Presiding Judge, Court of First Instance of Bataan, Branch II, MARIA O. GARCIA, and IMPERIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-41278 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N

SARMIENTO, J.:

On September 8, 1973, an application for land registration was filed by respondent Maria O. Garcia in the Second Branch of the Court of First Instance of Bataan; 1 a copy of the application was forwarded to the Solicitor General thru the Director of Lands. On February 19, 1974, the Director of Lands filed an opposition to this application, and at the same time the Solicitor General entered his appearance and authorized the Provincial Fiscal to appear on his behalf at the hearings of the same. Subsequently, respondent Imperial Development Corporation, with the conformity of respondent Garcia, filed a Motion to...