Jurisdiction Outline.docx

JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT 1. a. b. c. d. e. 2. a. b. c. d. e. 3. a. 4. a. b. c. 5. a. b. c.

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Exclusive original jurisdiction in petitions for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the: CA (Sec. 17, Judiciary Act of 1948) COMELEC (Sec. 7, Art. 9, 1987 Constitution) COA (Sec. 7, Art. 9, 1987 Constitution) Sandiganbayan (P.D. No. 1606 as amended) CTA Concurrent original jurisdiction with the CA in petitions for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the: RTC (Sec. 21, B.P. 129) Civil Service Commission (R.A. 7902) Central Board of Assessment Appeals (P.D. 464; B.P. 129; R.A. 7902) NLRC (Jurisprudence; R.A. 7902) Other quasi-judicial agencies (B.P. 129; R.A. 7902; Jurisprudence) Subject to the Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts Concurrent original jurisdiction with the CA and RTC in petitions for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against: Lower courts and bodies And in petitions for quo warranto and habeas corpus. Subject to the Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts Concurrent original jurisdiction with the RTC in cases affecting: Ambassadors Public ministers Consuls Appellate jurisdiction by way of petition for review on certiorari against the: CA Sandiganbayan RTC on pure questions of law and in cases involving the constitutionality or validity of a law or treaty, international executive agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance or regulation, legality of a tax, impost, assessment, toll or penalty, jurisdiction of a lower court. CTA in its decision rendered en banc. The SC is not a trier of facts, only questions of law may be entertained by the Court in petitions for review on certiorari. It is not the function of the SC to determine the weight of the evidence supporting the assailed decision. However, factual issues may be delved into and resolved where the findings and conclusions of the trial court or the quasi-judicial bodies are frontally inconsistent with the findings of the CA.

JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS 1. The CA may sit en banc only for the purpose of exercising administrative, ceremonial, or other non-adjudicatory functions. 2. The CA shall exercise jurisdiction over the following cases: a. Exclusive original jurisdiction in actions for the annulment of the judgements of RTCs.

b. Concurrent original jurisdiction with the Supreme Court to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the: a. RTC b. Civil Service Commission c. Central Board of Assessment Appeals d. Other quasi-judicial agencies mentioned in Rule 43 e. NLRC. - Following the Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts, the petition for certiorari must first be filed with the CA. c. Concurrent and original jurisdiction with the SC and the RTC to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus against the lower courts and bodies and also writs of quo warranto and habeas corpus. - May be exercised WON in aid of its appellate jurisdiction. d. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction by way of ordinary appeal from the judgements of the RTC and the Family Courts. e. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction by way of petition for review from the judgment of the RTC rendered in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction. f. Exclusive appellate jurisdiction by way of petition for review from the decisions, resolutions orders or awards of the Civil Service Commission, and other bodies mentioned in Rule 43. - Decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman in administrative disciplinary cases are appealable to the CA (Jurisprudence) - Under R.A. 9282, judgments and final orders of the CTA are no longer appealable by petition for review to the CA. - Judgments of the CTA rendered en banc are appealable to the SC by certiorari. g. Appellate jurisdiction over decisions of MTCs in cadastral or land registration cases pursuant to its delegated jurisdiction. - Because decisions of MTCs in these cases are appealable in the same manner as decisions of RTCs.  Even if the CA is not basically a trial court, under the law, it has the power to try cases and conduct hearings, receive evidence, and perform any and all acts necessary to resolve factual issues in cases falling not only within its original jurisdiction.  This authority includes the power to grant and conduct new trials or further proceedings. (Sec. 9 of B.P. 129)