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Practice question: Court of Appeals (BP 129, as amended by RA 7902)

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Practice question

Under BP 129 section 9 as amended by RA 7902, the Court of Appeals’ original jurisdiction over the listed extraordinary writs may be exercised when?
  1. Only if necessary to decide an already pending ordinary appeal
  2. Whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, subject to the applicable requirements
  3. Only after every Justice personally requests it
  4. Only in tax appeals from the CTA en banc
  5. Only if the respondent voluntarily chooses the court

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7902_1995.html — RA 7902 section 1, current BP 129 section 9, original writ, annulment, appellate and factual-hearing powers.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules 42 and 43, relevant review routes, and Rule 47 sections 1 and 10, RTC versus first-level court annulment.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9282_2004.html — amended CTA charter sections 7 and 19, special tax appellate jurisdiction and Supreme Court review of CTA en banc.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9503_2008.html — section 1, CTA’s current rank at the same level as the Court of Appeals.

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