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Practice question: Shari’ah District Courts (PD 1083; RA 11054)

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Practice question

All statutory and party conditions exist in BARMM. A petition seeks correction of an entry in a Muslim Registry expressly covered by Section6(c), with no other issue. Counsel chooses the Circuit Court merely because the petition claims no money. Which is correct?
  1. The registry itself becomes the court
  2. No money always means Circuit Court
  3. A tax threshold controls registry correction
  4. The specific District Court grant governs
  5. The petition cannot exist without damages

Legal references

  • RA11054 ArticleX Section6(c),(e),(f),(h), BARMM Shariah District Courts: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11054_2018.html

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