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2014-12-01 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| First, Tecson et al. filed their Applications for Probation with the wrong court. Part and parcel of our criminal justice system is the authority or jurisdiction of the court to adjudicate and decide the case before it. Jurisdiction refers to the power and capacity of the tribunal to hear, try, and decide a particular case or matter before it.[31] That power and capacity includes the competence to pronounce a judgment, impose a punishment,[32] and enforce or suspend[33] the execution of a sentence in accordance with law. | |||||
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2001-09-10 |
PANGANIBAN, J. |
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| From the above, it is clear that the presence of indispensable parties is necessary to vest the court with jurisdiction, which is "the authority to hear and determine a cause, the right to act in a case."[25] We stress that the absence of indispensable parties renders all subsequent actuations of the court null and void, because of that court's want of authority to act, not only as to the absent parties but even as to those present. | |||||