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NUR G. JAAFAR v. COMELEC

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	GR No. 132540 2009-04-16	ALBAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE v. RAFAEL P. SANTELICES CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
The court should refrain from expressing its opinion in a case in which no practical relief may be granted in view of a supervening event. It is a rule almost unanimously observed that courts of justice will take cognizance only of justiciable controversies wherein actual and not merely hypothetical issues are involved.[28]
	GR No. 169882 2007-09-12	MANOLO P. SAMSON v. CATERPILLAR CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
The findings of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 79937, affirmed by this Court in G.R. No. 169199, have rendered the present petition moot and academic. It is a rule that is unanimously observed that courts of justice will take cognizance only of justiciable controversies wherein actual and not merely hypothetical issues are involved.[20] A case becomes moot and academic when there is no more actual controversy between the parties and no useful purpose can be served in passing upon the merits.[21] Since this Court, in affirming the said Decision of the Court of Appeals, already found it imperative for the Chief State Prosecutor to re-file the Informations against Samson for unfair competition, Criminal Case No. MC02-5019 should be re-opened and heard by the Mandaluyong RTC. The rendering of a decision on the merits of this case would be of no practical value. Hence, this case is dismissible.[22]
	GR No. 134169 2000-02-02	SADIKUL SAHALI v. COMELEC YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.
Verily, this very same issue has already been resolved by this Court en banc in Jaafar v. Commission on Elections, et al.,[20] which held:We agree with respondent COMELEC that this petition should be dismissed. The pleadings and their annexes show that shortly after this petition for certiorari to annul Minute Resolution No. 98-1959 dated 29 June 1998, was filed the COMELEC motu proprio issued M.R. No. 98-2145 on July 14, 1998 which held in abeyance the implementation of the questioned resolution and that of Minute Resolution No. 98-2106 dated July 7, 1998 for further study/review by the Commission. Hence, Resolution No. 98-1959 never became final and executory and is still subject to either recall or modification by the Commission.