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Natalia Realty, Inc. vs. Department of Agrarian Reform

NATALIA REALTY, INC., and ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS CORP., petitioners, vs. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, SEC. BENJAMIN T. LEONG and DIR. WILFREDO LEANO, DAR-REGION IV, respondents.

G.R. No. 103302 | 1993-08-12

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

Are lands already classified for residential, commercial or industrial use, as approved by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board and its precursor agencies 1 prior to 15 June 1988, 2 covered by R.A. 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988? This is the pivotal issue in this petition for certiorari assailing the Notice of Coverage 3 of the Department of Agrarian Reform over parcels of land already reserved as townsite areas before the enactment of the law.

Petitioner Natalia Realty, Inc. (NATALIA, for brevity) is the owner of three (3) contiguous parcels of land located in...