Practice question
Two Muslims in BARMM litigate a genuine unlawful detainer action. One invokes RA 11054's provision on other personal and real actions to insist on Shari’ah District Court jurisdiction. What does §6(g) provide?
- All disputes between Muslims necessarily go to the District Court.
- Unlawful detainer always goes to the Supreme Court first.
- A lease makes the barangay the final adjudicator.
- The District Court acquires jurisdiction if the plaintiff waives rent.
- Forcible entry and unlawful detainer are excepted and fall within the Municipal Trial Court's exclusive original jurisdiction.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1977/pd_1083_1977.html — PD1083 Arts143–144,155.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/92699 — RA11054 ArtX §§1–6.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12018_2024.html — RA12018 §§1–3.
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