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2012-07-31 |
PER CURIAM |
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| The Constitution expressly prohibits Congress from depriving the Supreme Court of its jurisdiction, as enumerated in Section 5, Article VII of the Constitution, or from passing a law that undermines the security of tenure of the members of the judiciary.[19] The Constitution also mandates that the judiciary shall enjoy fiscal autonomy,[20] and grants the Supreme Court administrative supervision over all courts and judicial personnel. Jurisprudence[21] has characterized administrative supervision as exclusive, noting that only the Supreme Court can oversee the judges and court personnel's compliance with all laws, rules and regulations. No other branch of government may intrude into this power, without running afoul of the doctrine of separation of powers.[22] | |||||
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2011-09-12 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| Firstly, petitioners failed to observe the doctrine on hierarchy of courts. In Garcia v. Miro,[14] the Court, quoting Vergara, Sr. v. Suelto,[15] ruled thus: The Supreme Court is a court of last resort, and must so remain if it is to satisfactorily perform the functions assigned to it by the fundamental charter and immemorial tradition. It cannot and should not be burdened with the task of dealing with causes in the first instance. Its original jurisdiction to issue the so-called extraordinary writs should be exercised only where absolutely necessary or where serious and important reasons exist therefor. Hence, that jurisdiction should generally be exercised relative to actions or proceedings before the Court of Appeals, or before constitutional or other tribunals, bodies or agencies whose acts for some reason or another are not controllable by the Court of Appeals. Where the issuance of an extraordinary writ is also within the competence of the Court of Appeals or a Regional Trial Court, it is in either of these courts that the specific action for the writ's procurement must be presented. This is, and should continue, to be the policy in this regard, a policy that courts and lawyers must strictly observe.[16] (Emphasis supplied.) | |||||