Case Digest (G.R. No. L-24225)
Facts:
On February 22, 1968, the Supreme Court resolved a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Manuel Cudiamat, Jose Sugay, and Marketing & Services, Inc. against Honorable Guillermo E. Torres, Presiding Judge, Branch VII, Court of First Instance of Rizal and ITT, (Philippines) Inc. The controversy arose from a public bidding of the City of Manila for the supply of a police call and signal box system for the Manila Police Department Station No. 6. The committee on awards, composed of petitioner Manuel Cudiamat (City Treasurer) and petitioner Jose Sugay (Head Executive Assistant of the City Mayor), and Jose Erestain (City Auditor, who did not join the present petition), published an invitation to bid on 8 May 1964. Four companies, including petitioner Marketing & Services, Inc. and private respondent International Telephone & Telegraph (Philippines) Inc., submitted bids. After evaluation, the committee awarded the contract to Marketing & Services, Inc., which then entered in...Case Digest (G.R. No. L-24225)
Facts:
Petitioners Manuel Cudiamat, Jose Sugay, and Marketing & Services, Inc. sought certiorari and prohibition with preliminary injunction against an order of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch VII, which restrained them from carrying out or implementing an award for the supply of a police call and signal box system for the City of Manila. An invitation to bid was published on 8 May 1964, bids were received and evaluated, and the committee on awards decided for Marketing & Services, Inc., which entered into a contract with the City of Manila on 3 September 1964.Respondent International Telephone & Telegraph (Philippines) Inc. (ITT, (Phil.)) filed Civil Case No. 8394 in the Court of First Instance of Rizal on 25 September 1964, seeking a preliminary injunction to stop implementation of the award. After the court granted a writ of preliminary injunction on 29 October 1964 and denied petitioners’ motion for reconsideration on 12 January 1965, petitioners filed the present petition; on 1 March 1965, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the lower court’s order pending resolution, and the Court resolved the controversy on a single issue on jurisdiction.
Issues:
- May the Court of First Instance of Rizal issue a writ of preliminary injunction enforceable outside the territorial boundaries of its province and district?
Ruling:
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Ratio:
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Doctrine:
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