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UNIVERSITY OF PHILIPPINES v. ELPIDIO M. CATUNGAL

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	GR No. 172139 2010-12-08	JOCELYN M. TOLEDO v. MARILOU M. HYDEN DEL CASTILLO, J.
After years of benefiting from the proceeds of the loans bearing an interest rate of 6% to 7% per month and paying for the same, Jocelyn cannot now go to court to have the said interest rate annulled on the ground that it is excessive, iniquitous, unconscionable, exorbitant, and absolutely revolting to the conscience of man. "This is so because among the maxims of equity are (1) he who seeks equity must do equity, and (2) he who comes into equity must come with clean hands. The latter is a frequently stated maxim which is also expressed in the principle that he who has done inequity shall not have equity. It signifies that a litigant may be denied relief by a court of equity on the ground that his conduct has been inequitable, unfair and dishonest, or fraudulent, or deceitful as to the controversy in issue." [17]
	GR NO. 175936 2007-09-03	CHAN CUAN v. CHIANG KAI SHEK COLLEGE GARCIA, J.
In Philippine Ports Authority v. Pier 8 Arrastre & Stevedoring Services, Inc.[12] and Levi Strauss & Co. v. Clinton Apparelle, Inc.,[13] the Court conceded that it is not enough, in granting the writ of injunction, to simply say that it appeared after hearing that plaintiff is entitled to the relief prayed for, and nothing else. We reechoed the ruling with greater clarity in University of the Philippines (U.P.) v. Catungal:[14]
	GR NO. 149615 2006-08-29	IN RE: PETITION FOR SEPARATION OF PROPERTY ELENA BUENAVENTURA MULLER v. HELMUT MULLER YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
Invoking the principle that a court is not only a court of law but also a court of equity, is likewise misplaced. It has been held that equity as a rule will follow the law and will not permit that to be done indirectly which, because of public policy, cannot be done directly.[14] He who seeks equity must do equity, and he who comes into equity must come with clean hands. The latter is a frequently stated maxim which is also expressed in the principle that he who has done inequity shall not have equity. It signifies that a litigant may be denied relief by a court of equity on the ground that his conduct has been inequitable, unfair and dishonest, or fraudulent, or deceitful as to the controversy in issue.[15]