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Constitutional court dismisses appeal after declaring the challenged administrative norm unconstitutional by prior decision.

Case Number 340/90
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court denied the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor against a lower court's refusal to apply a specific administrative norm. Although the lower court initially rejected the norm's application, the Constitutional Court had already declared that same norm unconstitutional in a prior ruling with general binding force. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal as unnecessary, noting that the norm was already invalid under constitutional law.

Legislator headnote

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Portaria n.º 760/85, alínea b) do n.º 3°; When a norm is declared unconstitutional with general binding force by the Constitutional Court, any pending appeal challenging the application of that norm must be dismissed as the norm is already void.

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constitutional invalidity general binding force administrative norm dismissal of appeal prior declaration constitutional court legal nullity

Cited Legislation

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Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro, alínea b) do n.º 3°

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão n.º 61/91
Entretanto, este Tribunal, pelo Acórdão n.º 61/91 (publicado no Diário da República, I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991) declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma.
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ACÓRDÃO N

ACÓRDÃO N.º 92/91

Processo n.º 340/90

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Messias Bento

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida A., o M.m° juiz a quo recusou aplicação à norma constante da alínea b) do n.º 3° da Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro.

Desta decisão foi interposto recurso para o Tribunal Constitucional.

Entretanto, este Tribunal, pelo Acórdão n.º 61/91 (publicado no Diário da República, I Série-A, de 1 de Abril de 1991) declarou, com força obrigatória geral, a inconstitucionalidade da referida norma.

Nestes termos, e em aplicação da mencionada decla­ração de inconstitucionalidade, decide-se negar provimento ao recurso.

Lisboa, 24 de Abril de 1991.

Messias Bento

Fernando Alves Correia

Bravo Serra

José de Sousa e Brito

Mário de Brito

Luís Nunes de Almeida

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa.