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LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. FEDERICO SUNTAY, as represented by his Assignee, JOSEFINA LUBRICA, Respondent.

Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Federico Suntay, as represented by his assignee Josefina Lubrica

G.R. No. 188376 | 2011-12-14



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


FIRST DIVISION


G.R. No. 188376               December 14, 2011


LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner,

vs.

FEDERICO SUNTAY, as represented by his Assignee, JOSEFINA LUBRICA, Respondent.


D E C I S I O N


BERSAMIN, J.:


In Land Bank v. Suntay,1 the Court has declared that the original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine just compensation under Republic Act No. 6657 (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, or CARL) pertains to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) as a Special Agrarian Court; that any effort to transfer such jurisdiction to the adjudicators of the Department...