Practice question
A litigant asks a Supreme Court Division to reverse a doctrine laid down in an earlier Division decision, arguing that only en banc doctrines require en banc reversal. What does Article VIII section 4(3) provide?
- A Division may freely reverse any earlier Division doctrine
- Only trial courts may change Division doctrine
- The constitutional rule covers doctrines laid down en banc or in Division; modification or reversal requires the Court en banc
- Agency approval is sufficient
- The earlier doctrine is automatically repealed by filing a motion
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 8
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, Article VIII section 4(3)
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/nov2017/gr_205837_2017.html — Philippine International Trading Corporation v. COA, G.R. No. 205837, November 21, 2017
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