Practice question
A litigant files directly in the Supreme Court a fact-intensive extraordinary-writ case within concurrent jurisdiction, relying only on the existence of original jurisdiction and showing no recognized basis to bypass the proper lower forum. Which is correct under Gios-Samar?
- Concurrent original jurisdiction gives an unrestricted choice to demand immediate Supreme Court fact-finding
- The Supreme Court has no original jurisdiction over any extraordinary writ
- The hierarchy of courts remains applicable; original jurisdiction does not itself justify the direct fact-intensive filing
- A preference for a faster result automatically supplies an exception
- All factual disputes are constitutionally forbidden in every lower court
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article VIII sections 1–2, 4–6, Supreme Court judicial power, protected jurisdiction, original and review powers, en banc authority and rulemaking.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_217158_2019.html — Gios-Samar, Inc. v. DOTC, G.R. No. 217158, March 12, 2019, main decision on hierarchy of courts and direct recourse.
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