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Hadjim Hashim Abdul Vs. Sandiganbayan (Fifth Division) and People of the Philippines

HADJI HASHIM ABDUL,Petitioner, vs. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION) and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents

G.R. No. 184496 | 2013-11-02

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

"Where the issue has become moot and academic, there is no justiciable controversy, and an adjudication thereof would be of no practical use or value as courts do not sit to satisfy scholarly interest, however intellectually challenging."1

Challenged in the instant Petition for Certiorari2 with prayer for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is the May 14, 2008 Resolution3 of respondent Sandiganbayan (respondent) in Criminal Case No. 27744. Said Resolution suspended for a period of 90 days petitioner Hadji Hasim Abdul (petitioner), TanAlem Abdul (Abdul) and Candidato S. Domado (Domado) from their...