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Metropolitan Traffic Command West Traffic District Vs. Arsenio M. Gonong, Et Al.

METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC COMMAND WEST TRAFFIC DISTRICT, petitioner, vs. HON. ARSENIO M. GONONG, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8 at Manila, and Dante S. David, respondents.

G.R. No. 91023 | 1990-07-13

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

We deal here with a practice known to many motorists in Metro Manila: the removal of the license plates of illegally parked vehicles. This was challenged by the private respondent in the regional trial court of Manila, which held the practice unlawful. The petitioner is now before us, urging reversal of the decision for grave abuse of discretion.

The original complaint was filed with the said court on August 10, 1989, by Dante S. David, a lawyer, who claimed that the rear license plate of his car was removed by the Metropolitan Traffic Command while the vehicle was parked on Escolta. He questioned the...