G.R. No. 224076 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. SUSAN DATUIN, EVELYN DAYOT, SKYLON REALTY CORPORATION, SYSTEMATIC REALTY INCORPORATED, BAGUIO PINES TOWER CORPORATION, GOLD LAND REALTY CORPORATION, GOOD HARVEST REALTY CORPORATION, PARKLAND REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE REGISTER OF DEE

Ruling

ACCORDINGLY, the petition is GRANTED. The Resolutions dated September 24, 2015 and April 11, 2016 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 134394 are REVERSED AND SET ASIDE. The Orders dated September 3, 2013 and December 18, 2013 in Civil Case No. 4929 being tainted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to excess or lack of jurisdiction are nullified. The Regional Trial Court, Branch 11, Balayan, Batangas is directed to reopen the case, conduct the pre-trial and trial proper, and resolve the case on the merits, with utmost dispatch. SO ORDERED.