REQUISITES FOR EXERCISE OF JUDICIAL POWER

In
Francisco Jr v House of Rep

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e#is$ence of an appropria$e case%"

in$eres$ persona& an' su(s$an$ia& () $*e par$)
raisin+$*e cons$i$u$iona& ,ues$ion -s$an'in+ $o
sue./"

p&ea $*a$ $*e func$ion (e e#ercise' a$ $*e
ear&ies$possi(&e oppor$uni$)0"

necessi$) $*a$ $*e cons$i$u$iona& ,ues$ion (e
passe'upon in or'er $o 'eci'e $*e case -1us$ (e
$*e
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1o$a
of $*e case.
APPROPRIATE CASE
2
a (ona 3'e case4 raises a 5us$icia(&e con$rovers)
-ac$ua&con$roversies.
Jus$icia(&e
refers $o a 1a$$er 6*ic* is appropria$e for
cour$revie67 issues in*eren$&) suscep$i(&e of
(ein+ 'eci'e' on+roun's reco+ni8e' () &a6
-e#cep$ po&i$ica& ,ues$ion.
Po&i$ica& Ques$ions
concerne' 6i$* issues 'epen'en$ upon$*e
6is'o14 no$ $*e &e+a&i$)4 of a par$icu&ar ac$ or
1easure(ein+ assai&e'7 ,ues$ions 6*ic* are $o (e
'eci'e' () $*epeop&e in $*eir soverei+n capaci$)4
or in re+ar' $o 6*ic* fu&&'iscre$ionar) au$*ori$)
*as (een 'e&e+a$e' $o $*e &e+is&a$ureor e#ecu$ive
Ju'icia& Con$rovers)
() 1ere
enac$1en$
of ,ues$ione' &a6or
approva&
of $*e c*a&&en+e' ac$ion -
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STA9DI9: TO SUE
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or

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persona& an' su(s$an$ia&in$eres$ in $*e case suc*
$*a$ $*e par$) *as sus$aine' or 6i&&sus$ain 'irec$
in5ur) as a resu&$ of $*e +overn1en$a& ac$ $*a$
is(ein+ c*a&&en+e'7 in$eres$ 1eans 1a$eria&
in$eres$s4 no$ a1ere in$eres$ in $*e ,ues$ion
invo&ve' or a 1ere inci'en$a&in$eres$
2

ci$i8en ac,uires s$an'in+
if *e can es$a(&is* $*a$!"

*e *as su;ere' so1e ac$ua& or $*rea$ene' in5ur)
asa resu&$ of $*e a&&e+e'&) i&&e+a& con'uc$
of +overn1en$7%"

$*e in5ur) is fair&) $racea(&e $o $*e ac$ion7/"

in5ur) is &i<e&) $o (e re'resse' () a favora(&e
ac$ion"
2
so1e
e#cep$ions
$o s$an'in+!"

6*en pe$i$ioner is a(&e $o craf$ an issue
of $ranscen'en$a& si+ni3cance $o $*e peop&e%"

6*en issue raise' is of para1oun$ i1por$ance $o
$*epu(&ic4 $*e Cour$ 1a) (rus* asi'e
$ec*nica&i$ies of proce'ure
T
a#pa)ers Sui$
a&&o6e' 6*ere $*ere is a c&ai1 $*a$ pu(&icfun's
are i&&e+a&&) 'is(urse'4 or $*a$ pu(&ic 1one) is
(ein+'e=ec$e' $o an) i1proper purpose4 or $*a$
$*ere is 6as$a+eof pu(&ic fun's
WHE9 TO RAISE CO9STITUTIO9ALIT>
2
1us$ (e raise' a$ $*e ear&ies$ oppor$uni$)7
,ues$ion 1us$ (eraise' in $*e co1p&ain$ or
pe$i$ion
9ECESSIT> OF DECIDI9: CO9STITUTIO9ALIT>
2
Cour$s 6i&& no$ pass upon $*e va&i'i$) of a s$a$u$e
if i$ can'eci'e $*e case on so1e o$*er +roun's
2
9or 6i&& $*e Cour$s pass upon $*e va&i'i$) of a
s$a$u$e 6*ere$*e issues raise' in $*e case *as
apparen$&) (eco1e 1oo$
2

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oo$ an' Aca'e1ic
case is one $*a$ ceases $o presen$ a 5us$icia(&e
con$rovers) () vir$ue of supervenin+ even$s4
so$*a$ a 'ec&ara$ion $*ereon 6ou&' (e of no
prac$ica& use orva&ue
SU??AR> OF ESSE9TIAL REQUISITES FOR
JUDICIAL RE@IEW
S$an'in+

6*e$*er suc* par$ies *ave a&&e+e' suc* a
persona&s$a<e in $*e ou$co1e of $*e con$rovers)
-1us$ no$ (e in anin'e3ni$e 6a).
Rea& par$) of in$eres$

$*e par$) 6*o 6ou&' (e (ene3$e' orin5ure' ()
$*e 5u'+1en$ or $*e par$) en$i$&e' $o $*e avai&s
of $*e sui$ -1us$ no$ (e in an in'e3ni$e 6a).A Du$) $o
preserve $*e ru&e of &a6 is no$ suBcien$
fors$an'in+A On seriousness4 nove&$)4 or 6ei+*$ of
$*e case ru&es of s$an'in+ 1a) (e re&a#e' e"+"
$ranscen'en$a& i1por$ance
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ranscen'en$a&
i
1por$ance
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c*arac$er of $*e fun's or o$*er asse$s invo&ve' in
$*ecase%"

presence of c&ear case of 'isre+ar' of
acons$i$u$iona& or s$a$u$or) pro*i(i$ion () $*e
pu(&icrespon'en$ a+enc) of ins$ru1en$a&i$) of
+overn1en$/"

&ac< of an) o$*er par$) 6i$* a 1ore 'irec$
an'speci3c in$eres$ in raisin+ $*e ,ues$ion (ein+
raise'
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$e#$ua&&) 'e1ons$ra(&e cons$i$u$iona&
co11i$1en$of $*e issue $o a coor'ina$e po&i$ica&
'epar$1en$%"

Lac< of 5u'icia&&) 'iscovera(&e an'
1ana+ea(&es$an'ar's for reso&vin+ i$/"

i1possi(i&i$) of 'eci'in+ 6i$*ou$ an ini$ia& po&ic)
'e$er1ina$ion of a <in' c&ear&) for non25u'icia&
'iscre$ion