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MATAGUMPAY MARITIME CO. v. BENEDICT C. DELA CRUZ

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2006-05-05
TINGA, J.
Certiorari being an extraordinary remedy, the party who seeks to avail of the same must strictly observe the rule laid down by law.[7] The New Rules on Civil Procedure, in Section 4, Rule 65 thereof, prescribes a period of 60 days within which to file a petition for certiorari. The 60-day period is deemed reasonable and sufficient time for a party to mull over and prepare a petition asserting grave abuse of discretion by a lower court. The period was specifically set to avoid any unreasonable delay that would violate the constitutional rights of parties to a speedy disposition of their case. For these reasons, the 60-day period ought to be considered inextendible.[8]