Practice question
A business challenges proposed agency charges before the legally required approval stage is complete. It alleges only that its preferred rate is lower; it shows no urgent injury, denial of process or patent jurisdictional defect. It asks the court to decide the exact final charge immediately. Which response best follows Paredes?
- The court must always fix every proposed fee before the agency acts.
- All agency proposals become law on publication of a newspaper rumor.
- The absence of required final action supports rejecting the merits demand as premature.
- The agency's unfinished process proves the proposed charge constitutional.
- The business loses every right to later proper review.
Legal references
- Paredes v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 113357, February 1, 1996, main resolution, finality of administrative action: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1996/feb1996/gr_113357_1996.html
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