Practice question
A litigant presents a genuine legal issue and carefully pleads a recognized exceptional reason for direct resort. The opponent argues that hierarchy is an absolute bar with no exceptions, regardless of the Court’s applicable doctrine. Which is best?
- The mere presence of a legal issue guarantees direct resort
- Every exception is abolished
- A party may personally declare its own exception binding
- Hierarchy is not an invitation to bypass courts, but recognized exceptions must be judicially assessed rather than denied as impossible
- Every urgency allegation automatically succeeds
Legal references
- Gios-Samar, G.R.217158, March12 2019: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_217158_2019.html
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