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	GR No. 197309 2012-10-10	ACE NAVIGATION CO. v. TEODORICO FERNANDEZ BRION, J.
The petitioners bewail the CA's rejection of the above argument for the reason that the remedy they pursued was inconsistent with the 2005 Revised Rules of Procedure of the NLRC. Citing Municipality of Sta. Fe v. Municipality of Aritao,[15] they argue that the "dismissal of a case for lack of jurisdiction may be raised at any stage of the proceedings."
	GR No. 165133 2010-04-19	SPS. JOSELINA ALCANTARA v. BRIGIDA L. NIDO CARPIO, J.
The general rule is that dismissal of a case for lack of jurisdiction may be raised at any stage of the proceedings since jurisdiction is conferred by law. The lack of jurisdiction affects the very authority of the court to take cognizance of and to render judgment on the action; otherwise, the inevitable consequence would make the court's decision a "lawless" thing.[31] Since the RTC has no jurisdiction over the complaint filed, all the proceedings as well as the Decision of 17 June 2002 are void. The complaint should perforce be dismissed.