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LAND TENURE included.
ADMINISTRATION,THE
SOLICITOR GENERAL and THE
AUDITOR GENERAL,
respondents-appellants.
VOL. 31, FEBRUARY 4
18, 1970
Citation: 31 SCRA 413
J. M. Tuason & Co., Inc. v
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No. L-21064. February 1
1. , section 4 of our Constitution
can not be determined on a 1970.
purely quantitative or area basis.
Not only does the constitutional
provision speak of lands instead J. M. TUASON & Co,, IN
of landed estates, but I see no petitioner-appellee, vs, TH
cogent reason why the
government, in its quest for LAND TENU
social justice and peace, should ADMINISTRATION,THE
exclusively devote attention to
conflicts of large proportions,
SOLICITOR GENERAL a
involving a considerable number THE AUDITOR GENERA
of individuals, and eschew small respondents-appellants.
controversies and wait until they
grow into a major problem
before taking remedial action.”
[29Ibid.] As to the role of the Political l
courts in the appraisal of the Constitutional law; Judic
congressional implementation of
such a power, he had this to say: review; That state is s
“The Constitution considered the without its consent as a defe
small individual land tenure to be
so important in action for’ nullity of statute
The power of judicial review
granted, if not expressly,
least by clear implication fr
the relevant provisions of
Constitution. This power m
be exercised when the pa
adversely affected by eithe
legislative or executive act, o
municipal ordinance for- t
matter, files the appropri
suit to test its validity. T
argument then that
government is the adverse pa
and that therefore must cons
to its being sued certainly is
from persuasive.
Same; Same; Same; Pa
in interest in action for nullity
statute passed by Congress
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