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DIRECTOR OF LANDS vs CA & B.A Gonzales (private respondent)

G.R. No. 79684 Feb!a" #9$ #99#

FACTS:

The petitioners Director of Lands and the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources

entered into contracts on June 3!"#$3 %ith the private respondent &'' on*ale* Surveyin+

,ompany for pu-lic land su-division mappin+ (.lsm) of the aliena-le and disposa-le lands in the/unicipality of 0alderama! nti1ue! and to do the photo2cadastral mappin+ (.cadm) of .roect

(January 45! "#$6) in Numancia! 7lan'

8o%ever! &' on*ale* failed to commence the 7lan proect despite %ritten demands from

the &ureau of Lands9 conse1uently! the later cancelled the contract %ith re+ard to the said proect

and forfeited the performance -ond' &' on*ale* failed filed a motion and the Director of Lands

reinstated the said contract on June 4! "#$$ %ithout ho%ever +rantin+ the companys re1uest for a

price adustment! %hich denial the private respondent seasona-ly appealed to the Secretary of

Environment and Natural Resources' This appeal is pendin+'

;n pril "6! "#53! the Director of Lands li7e%ise scrapped the 0alderama .lsm contract

-ecause of the non2completion of the proect despite the +rant of repeated e

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The 1uestion on the necessity of either or -oth proects must -e -etter addressed to the

sound discretion of the proper administrative officials %ho admittedly have the competence and

technical e