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Mamita Pardo De Tavera vs. Cacdac, Jr. 167 SCRA 686

MINISTER MAMITA PARDO DE TAVERA of the MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT (MSSD) and LOURDES BALANON, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, SCWU, MSSD, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE BONIFACIO A. CACDAC, JR., of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Region, Branch XLVIII, Manila, GEORGE BAXTER BROWN GORDON, and GAIL JUDITH MILBOURN GORDON, respondents.

G.R. No. 76290 | 1988-11-23

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The Resolution of respondent Regional Trial Court, Branch XLVIII, Manila, of 1 October 1986 ordering the Chief of the Special Child and Welfare Unit of the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) to issue a travel clearance in favor of the adopted minor, Anthony Gandhi Gordon, within five (5) days from notice, under pain of contempt, is directly challenged in this Certiorari Petition for having been issued with grave abuse of discretion tantamount to lack of jurisdiction. At the same time the Petition seeks to annul the Decision dated 5 August 1986 of the same Court declaring the minor...