Practice question
A lower court finds indirect contempt under Section3(e), then selects a PHP30,000 fine solely because an RTC could impose that amount. No separate sanction basis is invoked. Which is correct?
- The lower-court Section7 ceiling is PHP5,000 rather than the RTC ceiling
- Every court may use the highest ceiling
- The person’s legal knowledge determines the court category
- Only the amount the complainant requests matters
- The lower court has no ceiling at all
Legal references
- Rule71 Sections3–7,11: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
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