Sponsored
by: The
ChanRobles Group
Search
www.chanrobles.com
A
collection of Philippine laws, statutes and codes
not
included or cited in the
main indices
of
the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.
This web
page
contains the full text of
Republic
Act No. 7902
AN ACT EXPANDING
THE
JURISDICTION
OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE
SECTION NINE OF BATAS AMBANSA BLG.
129, AS
AMENDED,
KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980
REPUBLIC
ACT
NO. 7902
AN ACT
EXPANDING THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION NINE OF BATAS
PAMBANSA
BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY
REORGANIZATION
ACT OF 1980.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Sec. 9 of
Batas Pambansa BIg. 129, as
amended, known as the
Judiciary
Reorganization Act of 1980, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 9. Jurisdiction.
- The Court of Appeals shall exercise:
"(1)
Original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition,
certiorari,
habeas corpus, and quo warranto, and auxilliary writs or
processes,
whether or not in aid of its appellate
jurisdiction;
"(2)
Exclusive original jurisdiction over actions for
annulment of
judgments
of Regional
Trial Courts; and
"(3)
Exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all final
judgments,
decisions,
resolutions,
orders or awards of the Regional Trial
Courts and quasi-judicial agencies, instrumentalities, boards or
commissions,
including
the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the Social Security Commission, the
Employees'Compensation
Commission and the Civil Service Commission,
except those falling within the appelate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court in accordance with the Constitution, the
Labor Code of the Philippines under Presidential Decree
No. 442, as
amended,
the provisions
of this Act, and of subparagraph
(1) of the third paragraph and subparagraph
(4) of the fourth
paragraph
of Section 17 of the Judiciary Act of
1948.
"The
Court of Appeals shall have the power to try cases
and conduct hearings, receive evidence and perform any and
all acts necessary to resolve factual issues raised in cases
falling within its original and appellate jurisdiction, including
the power to grant and conduct new trials or further proceedings.
Trials
or hearings in the Court of Appeals must be
continuous and must be completed within three (3) months unless
extended
by the Chief Justice."
Sec. 2. All provisions of laws
and rules inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended
accordingly.
Sec. 3. This Act shall
take effect after fifteen (15)
days following its publication in a newspaper of general
circulation.
Approved:
(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
President
of the Senate
(SGD.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 10452
and Senate Bill No. 1495 was finally passed by the House of
Representatives
and the Senate on February 16,1995 and February
20,1995, respectively.
(SGD.) EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN
Secretary of the Senate
(SGD.) CAMILO L. SABIO
Secretary
General
House
of Representatives
Approved: February 23, 1995
(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President ofthe Philippines
.
Back
to Top - Back
to Main Index - Back
to Home
.
.
Copyright ©1998-2006 by
ChanRobles
Publishing Company
All Rights Reserved
Since 19.07.98
Serch
www.chanrobles.com
.
