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    B.P. No. 129 - "Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980"

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    The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 outlines the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals, Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. Key points include: 1) The Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and exclusive appellate jurisdiction over final judgments of RTCs. 2) RTCs have exclusive original jurisdiction over civil cases involving title/possession of real property over certain value thresholds and criminal cases not under another court's jurisdiction. 3) MeTCs, MTCs, and MCTCs have original jurisdiction over ordinance violations, offenses with less than 6 years imprisonment, and certain civil cases under defined property value limits. They can also handle habeas

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    The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 outlines the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals, Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. Key points include: 1) The Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over writs and exclusive appellate jurisdiction over final judgments of RTCs. 2) RTCs have exclusive original jurisdiction over civil cases involving title/possession of real property over certain value thresholds and criminal cases not under another court's jurisdiction. 3) MeTCs, MTCs, and MCTCs have original jurisdiction over ordinance violations, offenses with less than 6 years imprisonment, and certain civil cases under defined property value limits. They can also handle habeas

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    B.P. No. 129 - "Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980"

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    B.P. No. 129 Judiciary Reorganization Act of Metro Manila, or P100,000.

    00 in other
    1980: places
    5. Actions involving contracts of marriage and
    Jurisdiction of the following courts: marital relations
    1) Court of Appeals (CA) 6. All other cases not within exclusive
    jurisdiction of any court, tribunal, person or
    Original Jurisdiction on Issuance of: body exercising jurisdiction, or judicial or
    quasi-judicial functions
    1. Writ of Mandamus 7. Civil and special proceedings within exclusive
    2. Writ of Prohibition original jurisdiction of Juvenile and Domestic
    3. Writ of Certiorari Relations Court and Courts of Agrarian
    4. Writ of Habeas Corpus Relations
    5. Writ Quo Warranto 8. In all other cases in which the demand,
    6. Auxiliary writs and processes, whether or not exclusive of interest, damages of whatever
    in aid of its appellate jurisdiction kind, attorneys fees, litigation expenses,
    Exclusive Original Jurisdiction: and costs of the value of the property in
    controversy exceeds P100,000.00 or, if such
    1. Actions for annulment of Regional Trial Court other above-mentioned items exceeds
    (RTC) Judgments P200,000.00
    Exclusive Appellate Jurisdiction: Criminal Cases
    1. Final judgments, resolutions, orders or Exclusive Original Jurisdiction
    awards rendered by the RTC and other quasi-
    judicial agencies, instrumentalities, boards 1. All criminal cases not within the exclusive
    or commission (i.e. Securities and Exchange jurisdiction of any court, tribunal or body
    Commission, Social Security Commission, Exception: Criminal cases falling under the
    Employees Compensation Commission, Civil exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction of the
    Service Commission) Sandiganbayan
    Exception: Those falling within appellate Other Cases
    jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) pursuant
    to the Constitution, the Labor Code, the Judiciary Original Jurisdiction
    Act, and this Act.
    1. Writ of Certiorari
    2) Regional Trial Courts (RTC) 2. Writ of Prohibition
    3. Writ of Mandamus
    Civil Cases 4. Writ Quo Warranto
    Exclusive Original Jurisdiction: 5. Writ of Habeas Corpus
    6. Writ of Injunction
    1. Actions involving subjects incapable of 7. Actions affecting ambassadors and other
    pecuniary estimation public ministers and consuls
    2. Actions involving the title to or possession of
    real property whose value exceeds Appellate Jurisdiction
    P50,000.00 in Metro Manila, or P20,000.00 1. All cases decided by Metropolitan Trial Court
    in any other place which does not involve (MeTC), Municipal Trial Court (MTC), and
    forcible entry or unlawful detainer Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC)
    3. Actions in admiralty and maritime
    jurisdiction involving claims exceeding Special Jurisdiction
    P200,000.00 in Metro Manila, or
    P100,000.00 in other places 1. In cases that may be designated by the SC
    4. Probate proceedings involving property/-ies
    whose gross value exceeds P200,000.00 in
    3) Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTC), Municipal Trial cases covering lots where there is no
    Courts (MTC), and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts controversy or opposition, or contested lots
    (MCTC) where the value of which does not exceed
    P100,000.00, such value be ascertained by
    Criminal Cases the affidavit of the claimant or by agreement
    Exclusive Original Jurisdiction of the respective claimants if there are more
    than one, or from the corresponding tax
    1. All violations of municipal ordinances declaration of the real property. The
    committed within their respective territorial decisions in these cases are appealable in the
    jurisdiction same manner as those of the RTCs. (as
    2. All offenses punishable with imprisonment amended by RA 7691)
    not exceeding six (6) years regardless of the
    fine or other accessory penalties
    3. Offenses involving damage to property
    through criminal negligence (as amended by
    RA 7691)

    Special Jurisdiction:

    1. Petitions for habeas corpus or applications


    for bail in criminal cases in the event that the
    RTC Judge of the province or city is absent

    Civil Cases

    Exclusive Original Jurisdiction

    1. Civil actions and probate proceedings, either


    testate or intestate, which includes grant of
    provisional remedies, where the value of the
    property or amount of demand does not
    exceed P200,000.00 in Metro Manila, or
    P100,000.00 in all other areas exclusive of
    other miscellaneous costs
    2. Cases of Forcible Entry and Unlawful
    Detainer: Provided, that when in cases
    where defendant raises the question of
    ownership and the possession cannot be
    resolved without deciding the of ownership,
    the issue of ownership shall be resolved only
    to determine the issue of possession
    3. Civil actions involving the title to, or
    possession of, real property or any interests
    therein where the assessed value is
    P50,000.00 in Metro Manila, and P20,000.00
    in all other areas exclusive of other
    miscellaneous costs: Provided, that the value
    of such property be determined by the
    assessed value of the adjacent lots (as
    amended by RA 7691)

    Delegated Jurisdiction:

    1. May be assigned by the SC to hear and


    determine cadastral or land registration

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