Practice question
A tribunal with special statutory authority over one category argues that its inherent power to manage hearings also permits it to adjudicate an unrelated category excluded by its enabling law. Which is correct?
- Case-management power automatically enlarges subject-matter jurisdiction.
- A tribunal may decide any dispute if it follows its own procedure.
- Powers to carry out lawful jurisdiction do not themselves create jurisdiction over an excluded subject.
- The parties' silence always validates the expansion.
- Jurisdiction is determined only after judgment.
Legal references
- Galang v Wallis, G.R. No. 223434, July 3, 2019, main decision, general and special jurisdiction (not historical monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_223434_2019.html
- SEC v Bonifacio, G.R. Nos. 198425, 201174 and 244462, January 30, 2024, en banc main decision, material allegations and relief: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/jan2024/gr_198425_2024.html
- People v Mendez, G.R. Nos. 208310–11 and 208662, March 28, 2023, en banc MAIN decision, adherence and exceptional jurisdictional estoppel: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69095
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