In Brief
MUDA sought review of a High Court order dismissing its appeals as "not pressed" based on a Board resolution to drop certain lands from acquisition proceedings. The Supreme Court held that MUDA's right to prosecute its appeals on merits could not be extinguished merely on respondents' assertion of the resolution without express statutory authority. The Court ruled that juristic entities must comply strictly with statutory provisions when forgoing appeal rights. The Court set aside the dismissal order and remitted the case for the High Court to decide MUDA's appeals on their merits, clarifying that no subsequent actions by parties should influence the substantive adjudication.
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