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Province of Cagayan vs Lara

PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, REPRESENTED BY HON. ALVARO T. ANTONIO, GOVERNOR, AND ROBERT ADAP, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSEPH LASAM LARA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 188500 | 2013-07-24

SECOND DIVISION
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This is a direct recourse to the Court from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Branch 5 (RTC), through a petition for review on certiorari[2] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, raising a pure question of law. In particular, petitioners assail the RTC’s June 30, 2009  Decision in Civil Case No. 7077, enjoining them from disturbing the quarrying operations of respondent Joseph Lasam Lara (Lara).
 
The Facts
 
On September 14, 2007, Lara obtained an Industrial Sand and Gravel Permit[3] (ISAG Permit) from the...