Prov Rem Digest

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 1

Ollada vs.

Central Bank
G.R. No. L-11357, May 31, 1962
Facts:
Felipe B. Ollada, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA for brevity) having passed the
examination of the board of accountancy and authorized to practice accounting at
Central Bank filed in the Court of First Instance a petition for declaratory relief after his
petition for a writ of preliminary injunction had been dismissed in the Court of First
Instance assailing the enforcement of the above mentioned Bank with the two
requirements for Certified Public Accountants, re: that the applicant CPA should sign a
statement under oath and that, upon accreditation, a Certified Public Accountant would
be governed by the rules and regulations of the Central Bank and not by those of the
Philippine Institute of Accountants. He alleges that because of these requirements he
had suffered serious injury, and that such enforcement has resulted in the unlawful
restraint in the practice of Certified Public Accountants in the Office of the Central Bank.
The Court of First Instance Dismissed said petition hence this petition.
Issue:
Whether or not a declaratory relief is proper is proper in this case at bar.
Held:
No, declaratory relief is not proper
Under the law a complaint for declaratory relief will not prosper if filed after a contract,
statute or right has been breached or violated. In the present case such is precisely the
situation arising from the facts alleged in the petition for declaratory relief. As vigorously
claimed by petitioner himself, respondent had already invaded or violated his right and
caused him injury all these giving him a complete cause of action enforceable in an
appropriate ordinary civil action or proceeding.
An action for declaratory relief should be filed before there has been a breach of a
contract, statutes or right, and that it is sufficient to bar such action, that there had been
a breach which would constitute actionable violation. The rule is that an action for
Declaratory Relief is proper only if adequate relief is not available through the means of
other existing forms of action or proceeding.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy