Saturday, October 1, 2011

Dissension in the Court: September 2011 « LEXOTERICA: A PHILIPPINE BLAWG

Dissension in the Court: September 2011 « LEXOTERICA: A PHILIPPINE BLAWG

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the doctrine of judicial stability or non-interference in the regular orders or judgments of a co-equal court is an elementary principle in the administration of justice: no court can interfere by injunction with the judgments or orders of another court of concurrent jurisdiction having the power to grant the relief sought by the injunction. The rationale for the rule is founded on the concept of jurisdiction: a court that acquires jurisdiction over the case and renders judgment therein has jurisdiction over its judgment, to the exclusion of all other coordinate courts, for its execution and over all its incidents, and to control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of ministerial officers acting in connection with this judgment.

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