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Philippine National Railways, Et Al. vs. Valeriano A. Del Valle, Et Al.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS and PANTALEON BINGABING, petitioners, vs. HON. VALERIANO A. DEL VALLE, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Court of Agrarian Relations and PAMPILO DOLTZ, respondents.

G.R. No. L-29381 | 1969-09-30

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

The decisive issue to be resolved in this case is whether or not strips of land owned by Philippine National Railways (PNR) which are on both sides of its railroad track, and are part of its right of way for its railroad operations but temporarily leased, are agricultural lands within the purview of the Agricultural Tenancy Act and the Agricultural Land Reform Code, such as would come within the jurisdiction of the Court of Agrarian Relations. 

The facts of this particular case are these: 

PNR, a government-owned corporation, is the registered owner of three (3) strips of land with a uniform...