Practice question
A party invokes the administrative appeal procedure in Book VII, Section 20(1), with no contrary rule or excuse applicable. Within the period, it sends a notice only to the appellate agency, never files it with the adjudicating agency, serves no copy on the prevailing party, and pays none of the required fees. It claims timely notice to anyone is enough. Which assessment follows the prescribed procedure?
- Timeliness alone satisfies every perfection requirement
- The omitted acts are never part of an administrative appeal
- The prevailing party must perfect the losing party's appeal
- The claim overlooks the prescribed filing, service and required-fee steps
- The appeal automatically succeeds on the merits
Legal references
- Executive Order No. 292, Administrative Code of 1987, Book VII, Chapter 4, Sections 19–23, administrative appeal in contested cases: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html
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