[ G.R. Nos. L-22785, L-22826, L-22937, February 10, 1967 ]
CHAMBER OF TAXICAB SERVICES, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.
D E C I S I O N
DIZON, J.:
This is an original action for certiorari on the ground of lack of jurisdiction and/or grave abuse of discretion filed against the Public Service Commission and other parties. The order of the Commission complained of was issued on March 5, 1964 and granted
to each of one-hundred twenty-five applicants and oppositor counter-applicants provisional permits to operate taxicab units principally in the City of Manila totaling in all 1,000 units.
On September 25, 1964 Jose M. Silva, one of the respondents, filed a motion to dismiss the present case upon the ground that on September 4 of the same year, the respondent Commission had rendered its decision granting permanent certificates of public convenience to him and h herein co-respondents, either confirming or increasing the number of units granted to each of them under its order of March 5, 1964 mentioned in the preceding paragraph; this obviously rendering the present action for certiorari moot and of no practical importance. A copy of the said decision rendered by the respondent Commission was attached to the motion to dismiss.
Required to answer the motion aforesaid, petitioners, on October 26, 1964, made of record that they interpose no objection to the dismissal of the following cases:
Considering, however, that the order complained of and whose annulment is sought in the present action for certiorari granted a mere provisional permit to the respondents, and the same was necessarily deemed superseded by the final decision rendered by the Public Service Commission on September 4, 1964, We are of the opinion that the present case has, as a whole, become academic.
Wherefore, the present petition is dismissed, without costs.
Concepcion, C.J., Reyes, J.B.L., Regala, Makalintal, Bengzon, J.P., Zaldivar, Sanchez and Ruiz Castro, JJ., concur.
Petition desmissed.
On September 25, 1964 Jose M. Silva, one of the respondents, filed a motion to dismiss the present case upon the ground that on September 4 of the same year, the respondent Commission had rendered its decision granting permanent certificates of public convenience to him and h herein co-respondents, either confirming or increasing the number of units granted to each of them under its order of March 5, 1964 mentioned in the preceding paragraph; this obviously rendering the present action for certiorari moot and of no practical importance. A copy of the said decision rendered by the respondent Commission was attached to the motion to dismiss.
Required to answer the motion aforesaid, petitioners, on October 26, 1964, made of record that they interpose no objection to the dismissal of the following cases:
As a result, on January 31, 1966 We issued a resolution dismissing the present action in relation to the cases enumerated above.
Public Service Commission Applicant (Respondent) 1 Case No. 63-4264 Arturo Miranda 2. Case No. 62-4704 Ambrosio E. Ona 3. Case No. 62-6073 Iluminada Gonzales 4. Case No. 63-6002 Milagros Macasaet 5. Case No. 63-2733 Jose M. Silva 6. Case No. 63-5224 Jose M. Silva 7. Case No. 63-6010 Romeo Silva 8. Case No. 62-7102 Servillano Manguiat 9. Case No. 63-6017 Benedicto Katigbak
Considering, however, that the order complained of and whose annulment is sought in the present action for certiorari granted a mere provisional permit to the respondents, and the same was necessarily deemed superseded by the final decision rendered by the Public Service Commission on September 4, 1964, We are of the opinion that the present case has, as a whole, become academic.
Wherefore, the present petition is dismissed, without costs.
Concepcion, C.J., Reyes, J.B.L., Regala, Makalintal, Bengzon, J.P., Zaldivar, Sanchez and Ruiz Castro, JJ., concur.
Petition desmissed.