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Spouses Quisumbing vs. Manila Electric Company (Meralco) 380 SCRA 195

Spouses ANTONIO and LORNA QUISUMBING, petitioners, vs. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), respondent.

G.R. No. 142943 | 2002-04-03

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Under the law, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) may immediately disconnect electric service on the ground of alleged meter tampering, but only if the discovery of the cause is personally witnessed and attested to by an officer of the law or by a duly authorized representative of the Energy Regulatory Board.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the February 1, 2000 Decision[1] and the April 10, 2000 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 49022. The decretal portion of the said Decision reads as follows:
 
"WHEREFORE, the...