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RP vs Carmel Development, Inc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES represented by the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, petitioner, vs. CARMEL DEVELOPMENT, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 142572 | 2002-02-20

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to annul the August 16, 1999 Decision[1] and the March 17, 2000 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals[3] in C.A.-G.R. SP No. 49388.

The Antecedent Facts

The factual background is as follows:

On March 17, 1998, Carmel Development, Inc. ("Carmel" for brevity) filed with the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City (Branch 125)[4] a Complaint for recovery of possession with preliminary injunction against the Department of Education, Culture and Sports ("the Department of Education" for brevity)...