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Benguet Corp. vs. DENR-Mines Adjudication Board

BENGUET CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES-MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD and J.G. REALTY AND MINING CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 163101 | 2008-02-13

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO, JR., J.:

The instant petition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks the annulment of the December 2, 2002 Decision[1] and March 17, 2004 Resolution[2] of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mining Adjudication Board (DENR-MAB) in MAB Case No. 0124-01 (Mines Administrative Case No. R-M-2000-01) entitled Benguet Corporation (Benguet) v. J.G. Realty and Mining Corporation (J.G. Realty). The December 2, 2002 Decision upheld the March 19, 2001 Decision[3] of the MAB Panel of Arbitrators (POA) which canceled the Royalty Agreement with Option to Purchase (RAWOP) dated June 1, 1987[4] between Benguet and...