THE Shari’a District Court of Marawi City has no jurisdiction over the recovery of possession filed by Muslim individuals against a municipality whose mayor is a Muslim, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.

In a ruling dated January 11, 2017 that was released only recently, the SC’s Third Division granted a petition of the local government of Tangkal, Lanao del Norte as it reversed and set aside assailed orders of the Shari’a court in several civil cases.

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