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Central Cement Corp. Vs. Mines Adjudication Board, et al.

CENTRAL CEMENT CORPORATION (now Union Cement Corporation), Petitioner, versus MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD and ROCK AND ORE INDUSTRIES, INC., Respondents.

G.R. No. 173562 | 2008-01-22

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

PROMPT disposition of cases is a prime duty not only of the courts but also of quasi-judicial bodies. But what should be done if a party requests deferment of disposition until the parties submit a joint motion to dismiss? What is the measure of a valid compromise agreement fit for execution?

We take up the twin questions in this petition to review on certiorari under Rule 45 the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirming that of the Mines Adjudication Board (MAB),[2] which dismissed the appeal of petitioner Central Cement Corporation (CCC).

The Facts

Petitioner CCC and private respondent...