Practice question
A business challenges a regulator’s generally applicable rule on legal grounds before a competent RTC. Its opponent says constitutional questions can only be initiated in the Supreme Court and demands dismissal on that ground alone. Which distinction follows the authorities?
- Competent lower-court constitutional review is compatible with judicial hierarchy
- Every constitutional challenge must originate in the Supreme Court
- An RTC cannot interpret the Constitution
- Only the regulator may invalidate its own rule
- A constitutional allegation automatically ends judicial power
Legal references
- Gios-Samar v DOTC GR217158 March12,2019 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_217158_2019.html
- SEC v Bonifacio GR198425 etal January30,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html
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