In the case of Resident Marine Mammals vs. Reyes, the Court used the term "epistolary jurisdiction" when it said: "Petitioner Resident Marine Mammals and Stewards also aver that this Court may lower the benchmark in locus stand as an exercise of epistolary jurisdiction."
What does "epistolary jurisdiction" mean?
It is the power and authority of the court to hear, try, and decide a case arising from a letter petition introduced by a third person, rather than the aggrieved party, for the protection of public interest, pursuant to the concept of Judicial Activism.
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