Practice question
A litigant satisfies actual controversy and standing and raises a constitutional question promptly. The court can fully grant the requested relief on an independent clear statutory ground that makes the constitutional issue unnecessary. The litigant argues satisfying three requisites compels a constitutional ruling anyway. Which is best?
- Three requisites automatically erase the fourth
- Standing requires every court to issue an advisory constitutional opinion
- The parties may force an unnecessary constitutional ruling by agreement
- The statutory ground must be ignored merely because a constitutional brief is longer
- The lis mota requirement remains independent, so the unnecessary constitutional question need not be decided
Legal references
- Francisco v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 160261 et al., November 10, 2003, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2003/nov2003/gr_160261_2003.html
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