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Practice question: Eminent Domain (See also RA 10752, as amended by RA 12289)

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A private public-service entity uses delegated eminent-domain power to acquire a right-of-way. Later it wishes to close a passageway shown on the acquisition plan and sell it for an unrelated purpose. Explain the title restriction in the amended Act, assuming this is not a donation to government.

Legal references

  • RA 10752, as amended by RA 12289 (September 12, 2025): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/99855; amended Section 4(b)(1).

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