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Froilan C. Gervasio, et al. Vs. Rolando V. Cua?o, et al.

FROILAN C. GERVASIO, CARLITA C. GERVASIO and INO MINING CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. ROLANDO V. CUA?O, Regional Technical Director, Mines & Geo-Sciences, and WILFREDO S. POLLISCO, Regional Executive Director, DENR, Region IV, respondents.

G.R. No. 88802 | 1993-03-17

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., J p:

This is a petition for mandamus to compel the public respondents to accept the petitioners' payment of the docket fee for their Petition for Cancellation of the lode lease contracts and mining lease contracts granted to Consolidated Mines, Inc., and to assign a docket number thereto.

The pleadings disclose the following material operative facts:

The Consolidated Mines, Inc. (CMI for brevity) was awarded several lode lease contracts and mining lease contracts covering different areas in Mogpog, Marinduque.

In view of alleged reports that mining claims of other claimants were overlapping its own claims,...