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SM Land, Inc. (Formerly Shoemart, Inc.) vs. City of Manila
SM Land, Inc. (Formerly Shoemart, Inc.) vs. City of Manila
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PERALTA, J.:
Before the Court is a petition for review on
certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking
to reverse and set aside the Decision1 and Resolution2
of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) En Banc, dated
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1 Penned by Associate Justice Amelia R. Cotangco-Manalastas,
with Presiding Justice Ernesto D. Acosta and Associate Justices
Juanito C. Castañeda, Jr., Lovell R. Bautista, Erlinda P. Uy,
Caesar A. Casanova, Olga Palanca-Enriquez, Esperanza R. Fabon-
Victorino and Cielito N. Mindaro-Grulla, concurring; Annex “A” to
Petition, Rollo, pp. 64-78.
2 Annex “B” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 79-84.
3 Penned by Associate Justice Juanito C. Castañeda, Jr., with
Associate Justices Erlinda P. Uy and Olga Palanca-Enriquez
concurring; Annex “C” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 85-104.
4 Annex “E” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 129-137.
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5 Annex “H” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 168-207.
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6 Annex “M” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 256-258.
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8 Annex “F” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 138-151.
9 Rollo, p. 102.
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10 Annex “D” to Petition, id., at pp. 105-128.
11 Annex “E” to Petition, Rollo, pp. 129-137.
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The period to appeal the decision or ruling of the RTC to
the CTA via a Petition for Review is specifically governed
by Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9282, and Section 3 (a),
Rule 8 of the Revised Rules of the CTA.
Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9282 provides:
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12 Rollo, p. 19.
13 G.R. No. 181845, August 4, 2009, 595 SCRA 299.
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that the Petition for Review shall be filed with the CTA
following the procedure analogous to Rule 42 of the
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure. Section 1,
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14 Id., at pp. 313-315.
15 An Act Expanding the Jurisdiction of the Court of Tax
Appeals (CTA), Elevating its Rank to the Level of a Collegiate
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Court with Special Jurisdiction and Enlarging its Membership,
Amending for the Purpose Certain Sections of Republic Act No.
1125, as amended, otherwise known as the Law Creating the Court
of Tax Appeals, and for other purposes.
16 An Act Creating the Court of Tax Appeals.
17 RA 9282 took effect on April 23, 2004.
18 Varorient Shipping Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations
Commission, G.R. No. 164940, November 28, 2007, 539 SCRA 131,
140.
19 Ateneo de Naga University v. Manalo, G.R. No. 160455, May
9, 2005, 458 SCRA 325, 336; 497 Phil. 635, 645 (2005).
20 Id.
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21 Id.
22 Heirs of the Deceased Spouses Vicente S. Arcilla and Josefa
Asuncion Arcilla v. Teodoro, G.R. No. 162886, August 11, 2008, 561
SCRA 545, 558; Shipside Incorporated v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
143377, February 20, 2001, 352 SCRA 334, 346, citing Uy v. Land
Bank of the Philippines, G.R. No. 136100, July 24, 2000, 336 SCRA
419, 428-429; Loyola v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 117186, June 29,
1995, 245 SCRA 477, 483; and Roadway Express, Inc. v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 121488, November 21, 1996, 264 SCRA 696, 701.
23 Heirs of the Deceased Spouses Vicente S. Arcilla and Josefa
Asuncion Arcilla v. Teodoro, supra note 22, citing De Guia v. De
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Guia, G.R. No. 135384, April 4, 2001, 356 SCRA 287, 294-295 and
Estribillo v. Department of Agrarian Reform, G.R. No. 159674, June 30,
2006, 494 SCRA 218, 233-234.
24 G.R. No. 154704, June 1, 2011, 650 SCRA 35.
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28 See Vda. de Formoso v. Philippine National Bank, supra note
24, at pp. 47-48; Prince Transport, Inc. v. Garcia, G.R. No. 167291,
January 12, 2011, 639 SCRA 312, 326.
** Designated Acting Member, per Special Order No. 1343
dated October 9, 2012.
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