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HGL Development vs. Panuela

HGL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION represented by its President, Henry G. Lim, Petitioner, vs. HON. RAFAEL O. PENUELA, in his capacity as Acting Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court 6th Judicial Region, Branch 13, Culasi, Antique and SEMIRARA COAL CORPORATION (now SEMIRRA MINING CORPORATION), Respondents. SERENO, *CJ., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, **J., Acting Chairperson BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA,JJ.

G.R. No. 181353 | 2016-06-06

DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition filed by petitioner HGL Development Corporation (HGL) against private respondent Semirara Mining Corporation (Semirara Mining) and public respondent Judge Rafael O. Penuela (Penuela), presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 13, of Culasi, Antique (RTC-Culasi), to be treated either as a
 
(1) Petition for Indirect Contempt based on Rule 71, Section 4 of the Rules of Court; or
(2) Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court.

HGL is essentially assailing in its Petition Judge Penuela's issuance, upon motion of Semirara Mining, of the Order dated...