ADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR NO. 6-93
TO:
METROPOLITAN
TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS
AND MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS
SUBJECT:
DELEGATED JURISDICTION OF METCs, MTCCs, MTCs AND MCTCs TO HEAR AND
DETERMINE
CADASTRAL AND LAND REGISTRATION CASES.
Pursuant to
Sec.
34 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 and the Resolution of the Court En
Banc
in Adm. Matter No. 93-3-488-0 [Re: Request of the Department of
Environment
and Natural Resources] dated March 25, 1993, the MeTCs, MTCCs, MTCs,
and
MCTCs are hereby authorized to hear and decide cadastral or land
registration
cases covering lots where there is no controversy or opposition, or
contested
lots, the value of which does not exceed Twenty thousand pesos [P20,000.00],
such value to be ascertained by the affidavit of the claimant or by
agreement
of the respective claimants if there are more than one, or from the
corresponding
tax declaration of the real property provided that:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
[1]
Cadastral or
land registration cases filed before the effectivity of this
Administrative
Circular but where trial had not commenced yet, shall be assigned by
the
Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court who has jurisdiction over
the
same to the appropriate MeTC, MTCC, MTC or MCTC;
[2] In
RTCs where
trial of cadastral or land registration cases has commenced, the same
shall
remain with the court where the case had been pending as of the time of
the effectivity of this Administrative Circular. However, by agreement
of the parties, the case may be transferred to the appropriate METC,
MTCC,
MTC or MCTC.cralaw:red
This
Administrative
Circular shall take effect immediately. The Clerk of Court is directed
to course its publication in a newspaper of general circulation for the
information of the public.cralaw:red
April 21,
1993.
[Sgd.]
ANDRES
R. NARVASAChief
Justice
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