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Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co. vs Constancio Collera, Sandra Gopez, et al

CAGAYAN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, INC., petitioner, vs. CONSTANCIO F. COLLERA, SANDRA R. A. GOPEZ, ERASTO SALCEDO, VICENTE F. COLLERA, JOSE BIBAL, VICENTE C. SUNIEL, ENECITA OBLIOSCA, ESARIA AMAMIO, DANTE SUAZO, NESTOR ABONITALIA, FAVIO TURNO, JR., FELY MATA, LEILA MACARAMBON, ALFONSO ERFE, CATALINO A. RANARIO, SR., ROCKY & EDNA CHAN, PASTOR APEROCHO, ANTONIO RAMOS, FRANCISCO MAGTO, ERROL VILLANUEVA (c/o PLACIDO PACTURAN), CASIANA ACEBU, ANTONIO BUAL, AIDA ROSCO and WILLIAM ROSCO, PEDRO and FE SUANGCO, RAYMUNDO RECONALLA, MODESTO LOYOLA, LUCIANO NACALABNA, MOISES AQUINO, PAZ ACEBU, FRANCISCO SIMPLICIO, MAXIMO GAABUCAYAN, NELA CAACBAY, VISMINDA STAPNO, MAMERTA ALIMPOS, CORAZON CALUB, FLORENCIO MANAYA, CARMELITA MABALOT, MARIA RAAGAS, SOFIA VIAJAR, REUBEN NERI, GENARO DE LA PE?A, REBECCA HUERA, ROMEO ESPENOSA, JOEL ARROYO, RUFINO JAVIER, ARTURO GUIRAL, URBANA BUAL, LUISA AGUILAR, PACIENCIO AGUILAR, MARICHU CUBOS, JESUS INSO, ROSENA REYES, LUCIANO NACALABAN, ALEJANDRITO ESCABANTE, PEDRITO ABAN, MARK DIAZ, AIDA MENDOZA, LUCIA MANDURO, ELSA RAMON SALCEDO, MYRNA PABUALAN, ROSA UAYAN, ANITA FORTEZA, AURELIA ABROGUE?A, DIOSCORO ABONITALLA, JOSE ROA, PAAYAS PRIMITIVO, DON DIMATULAC, and others similarly situated. respondents.

G.R. No. 102184 | 2000-04-12

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

Which government agency has jurisdiction to hear and decide a dispute involving recovery of sums of money collected by electric power plants from consumers, the regular courts or the Energy Regulatory Board (ERB)?

Before the Court is an appeal via certiorari from a decision of the Court of Appeals1 [In CA-G.R. CV No. 09601 promulgated on November 28, 1990, Rollo, pp. 50-65.] and its resolution2 [Resolution issued on September 23, 1991, Rollo, pp. 67-73.] denying reconsideration, ruling that it is the regular courts that have jurisdiction over an action for recovery of excess payments for electric consumption...