753. Consing v CA

753. Consing v. Court of Appeals, 177SCRA 14 (1989) Fast fats fa ts !erlin Consing (pet) sol" a #ouse an" lot to Cari"a" Santos. $rovi"e" in t#eir ontrat of sale %ere partiular ter&s of pa'&ent in %#i# t#e pur#ase prie s#all e pai" (install&ent asis, plus interest). n t#e proess, Santos "efaulte" in #er pa'&ents. Consing "e&an"e" for #er pa'&ent an" #a" planne" to resort to ourt litigation. Santos e*presse" #er %illingness to settle #er oligation. +o%ever, t#is is upon t#e on"ition t#at t#e Consings o&pl' %it# all t#e la%s an" regulations on su"ivision an" after pa'&ent to #er "a&ages as a onseuene of t#e use of a portion of #er lot as a su"ivision roa". n response, t#e Consings su&itte" a revise" su"ivision plan. Contention -o Consing CA "i" not o&pl' %it# t#e ertiation reuire&ent. $urpose of ertiation reuire&ent / 0o ensure t#at all ourt "eisions are rea#e" after onsultation %it# &e&ers of t#e ourt en an or "ivision, as t#e ase &a' e / 0o ensure t#at t#e "eision is ren"ere" ' a ourt as a %#ole, not &erel' ' a &e&er of t#e sa&e / 0o ensure t#at "eisions are arrive" onl' after "elieration, e*#ange of i"eas, an" onurrene of &aorit' vote ssue2  Court erre" in arriving to its onlusion %it#out &eeting ertiation reuire&ent +el" 6 Ratio  0#e ertiation ertiation is a ne% provision provision intro"ue" intro"ue" ' t#e fra&ers fra&ers of t#e 1987 Constitution Constitution.. ts purpose is to ensure t#e i&ple&entation of t#e onstitutional reuire&ent t#at "eisions of t#e Supre&e Court an" lo%er ollegiate ourts, su# as t#e Court of Appeals, San"igana'an an" Court of 0a* Appeals, are rea#e" after onsultation %it# t#e &e&ers of t#e ourt sitting en an or in a "ivision efore t#e ase is assigne" to a &e&er t#ereof for "eision%riting. 0#e "eision is t#us ren"ere" ' t#e ourt as a o"' an" not &erel' ' a &e&er t#ereof  Reor" of t#e Constitutional Co&&ission 4985:, 0#is is in ;eeping %it# t#e ver' nature of a ollegial o"' %#i# arrives at its "eisions onl' after "elieration, t#e e*#ange of vie%s an" i"eas, an" t#e onurrene of t#e reuire" &aorit' vote.  0#e asene, #o%ever, of t#e t#e ertiation %oul" %oul" not neessaril' neessaril' &ean t#at t#at t#e ase su&itte" su&itte" for "eision #a" not een rea#e" in onsultation efore eing assigne" to one &e&er for t#e %riting of t#e opinion of t#e Court sine t#e regular perfor&ane of o<ial "ut' is presu&e" Se. 5 (&) of Rule 131, Rules Rules of Court:. 0#e la; of ertiation at t#e en" of t#e "eision %oul" onl' serve as evi"ene of failure to oserve t#e ertiation reuire&ent an" &a' e asis for #ol"ing t#e o<ial responsile for t#e o&ission to aount t#erefor See  Reor" of t#e Constitutional Constitutional Co&&ission 4=:. Su# asene of ertiation %oul" not #ave t#e e>et of invali"ating t#e "eision.