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2011-06-22 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| We cannot simply dismiss these defects as "technical." Liberal construction of the Rules of Court does not apply to land registration cases.[29] Indeed, to further underscore the mandatory character of these jurisdictional requirements, the Rules of Court do not apply to land registration cases.[30] In all cases where the authority of the courts to proceed is conferred by a statute, and when the manner of obtaining jurisdiction is prescribed by a statute, the mode of proceeding is mandatory, and must be strictly complied with, or the proceeding will be utterly void.[31] When the trial court lacks jurisdiction to take cognizance of a case, it lacks authority over the whole case and all its aspects.[32] All the proceedings before the trial court, including its order granting the petition for reconstitution, are void for lack of jurisdiction.[33] | |||||