Jurisdiction in Civil Cases

ORIGINAL APPELLATEEXCLUSIVE CONCURRENT

SUPREME COURT

Petition for Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus against:

1) Court of Appeals2) Court of Tax Appeals3) Sandiganbayan4) COMELEC5) COA

I. With the CA1) Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or mandamus against:

a) RTCb) Civil Service Commissionc) Central Board of Assessment Appeals (CBAA)d) NLRCe) Other quasi-judicial agencies

II. With the CA and RTC1) Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against

courts of the first level and other bodies2) Petition for habeas corpus and quo warranto

III. With the RTC1) Action against ambassadors, other public ministers and

consuls

I. Petition for review on certiorari against:1) CA2) Court of Tax Appeals3) Sandiganbayan4) RTC in cases involving:

a) Constitutionality or validity of a treaty, international or executive agreement, law, PD, PO, instruction, ordinance, or regulation

COURT OF APPEALS

Action for annulments of judgements of RTC I. With the SC1) Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against

a) RTCb) Civil Servicec) CBAA d) NLRC

II. With SC and RTC1) Petitions for certiorari, prohibition or mandamus against

courts of first level and other bodies2) Petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto

I. Ordinary Appeal from:a) RTC except in cases exclusively appealable to the SCb) Family Courts

II. Appeal by petition for review from:a) Civil Service Commissionb) CBAAc) SEC d) LRAe) Social Security Commissionf) Office of the Presidentg) Civil Aeronautics Boardh) Bureaus under the Intellectual Property Officei) National Electrification Administrationj) Energy Regulatory Boardk) National Telecommunications Commissionl) DAR

m) GSISn) Agricultural Inventions Boardo) Employees Compensation Commissionp) Insurance Commissionq) Philippine Atomic Energy Commissionr) Board of Investmentss) Construction Industry Arbitration Commissiont) Any other quasi-judicial agency, instrumentality in exercise of its quasi-

judicial fxns

III. Petitions for Review from RTC in cases appealed thereto from the lower courts

REGIONAL TRIAL

COURTS

a) Actions wherein subject matter is incapable of pecuniary estimation

b) Actions involving title to (publiciana) or possession of real property or an interest therein (20k, 50k) –except FE and UD

c) Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction where demand or claim exceeds (300k, 400k)

d) Matters of probate, testate, or intestate where the gross value of the property exceeds (300k, 400k)

e) Cases not within the exlusive jurisdiction of any court or body exercising judicial or quasi-judicial fxns

f) Actions and special proceedings within the exclusive original jurisdiction of Court of Agrarian Relations

g) Other cases where the demand or value of the property exceeds 300k, 400k, exclusive of interest, damages, atty’s fees,

I. With the SC- Actions affecting ambassadors, other public

ministers and consuls

II. With the SC and CA1) Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, or mandamus

against courts of first level and other bodies2) Petitions for Habeas Corpus and quo warranto

All cases decided by the lower courts in their respective territorial jurisdiction

FAMILY COURTS a. Petitions for guardianship, custody of children,

habeas corpus in relation to the latter b. Petitions for adoption of children and the revocations thereofc. Complaints for annulment of marriage, declaration of nullity of marriage and those relating to marital status and property relations of husband and wife or those living together under different status and

agreements, and petitions for dissolution of conjugal partnership of gains d. Petitions for support and/or acknowledgment e. Summary judicial proceedings brought under FC f. Petitions for declaration of status of children as abandoned, dependent or neglected children, for voluntary or involuntary commitment of children, and for the suspension, termination, or restoration of parental authority g. Cases of domestic violence against women and children, but which do not constitute criminal offenses subject to criminal prosecution and penalties

MUNICIPAL TRIAL

COURTS

a) Actions involving personal property not more than 300k, 400k

b) Actions demanding sums of money exclusive of interest, damages, atty, fees, costs not exceeding 300k, 400k

c) Admiralty, maritime not exceeding 300k, 400k

d) Probate, testate, intestate, where gross value of estate not exceeding 300k, 400k

e) FE, UDf) Actions involving title to or possession to real

property, or any interest therein (assessed value does not exceed 20k, 50k) exclusive of interest, damages, attys fees

g) Provisional Remedies where the principal action is w/in its jurisdiction

DELEGATED:a) Cadastral or land registration cases covering lots where

there is no controversy or opposition, or contested lots the value of which does not exceed 100k as may be assigned by the SC

SPECIAL:a) Petitions for habeas corpus in absence of all RTC judges in

the province or city.

SUMMARY PROCEDURE:a) FE and UD cases irrespective of the amount of damages

or unpaid rentals; atty fees must not exceed 20kb) All other cases, except probate proceedings where the

total claim does not exceed 100k, 200k exclusive of interest and costs