JURISDICTION AND VENUE

Jurisdiction- the power and authority of the

court to hear, try and decide a case. Power or
capacity given by law to a court or tribunal to
entertain, hear and determine certain
controversies.

It is also considered as an authority to execute

decisions rendered by the court.

- Jurisdiction does not attach to the judge

but to the court. Hence, the continuity
of the court and the efficacy of the
proceedings are not affected by death,
resignation or cessation from service by
the presiding judge.
- The authority of the court to decide a
case, and not the decision rendered
therein, is what makes up jurisdiction.

Test of Jurisdiction- Whether a court has

jurisdiction over the subject matter, calls for
interpretation and application of the law on
jurisdiction which distributes the judicial power
among the different courts in the Philippines.

Duty of a court to determine its jurisdiction

1. Courts are bound to take notice of the

limits of their authority.
2. When it appears the court has no
jurisdiction over the subject matter of a
complaint filed before it, the court has
the duty to dismiss the case moto
propio.
3.