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Republic of the Philippines vs. Bantigue Point Development Corp., 666 SCRA 158

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner,vs. BANTIGUE POINT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 162322 | 2012-03-14

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

SERENO, J.:

         This Rule 45 Petition requires this Court to address the issue of the proper scope of the delegated jurisdiction of municipal trial courts in land registration cases. Petitioner Republic of the Philippines (Republic) assails the Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA)[1] in CA-G.R. CV No. 70349, which affirmed the Decision of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of San Juan, Batangas[2] in LRC Case No. N-98-20, LRA Record No. 68329, granting respondent Bantigue Point Development Corporation’s (Corporation) application for original...