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Comm. of Customs vs. Ramon P. Makasiar, et al.

COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, petitioner, vs. THE HON. RAMON P. MAKASIAR, RTC Judge, Branch 35, Manila and THE DISTILLERS CO. LTD. OF ENGLAND, respondents.

G.R. No. 79307 | 1989-08-29

D E C I S I O N

CORTES, J.:


Petitioner Commissioner of Customs seeks the reversal of respondent judge's decision dated 20 July 1987 in Civil Case No. 82-12821 entitled "The Distillers Co. Ltd., of England v. Victorio Francisco, et al.," the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:


WHEREFORE, having been issued by the Collector of Customs in excess of his jurisdiction the disputed Warrant of Seizure and Detention dated January 2, 1979, in Seizure Identification No. 2-79 of the Bureau of Customs, as well as all the proceedings taken thereon are declared NULL and VOID, and the writ of prohibition prayed for is GRANTED. The public...