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Constitutional Court dismisses appeal after declaring the challenged administrative norm unconstitutional in a prior ruling.

Case Number 79/91
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court denied the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor and an insurance company against a judge'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 previous decision with general binding force. Consequently, the court dismissed the current appeal as unnecessary and without merit given the established unconstitutionality.

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Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro; When a norm is declared unconstitutional with general binding force in a prior decision, subsequent appeals challenging the same norm must be dismissed.

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declaration of unconstitutionality general binding force recurso negado norma administrativa Tribunal Constitucional force obrigatória recurso desnecessário

Cited Legislation

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Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro
Grupo Segurador, SA e recorrido B., o Mmº juíz a quo recusou aplicação à norma constante da alínea b) do n.º 3.º da Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro.

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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Constitutional court dismisses appeal after declaring the challenged administrative norm unconstitutional by general force. The court rejects the appeal because the norm was already declared unconstitutional with general binding force. The court applies the principle that a norm declared unconstitutional with general binding force cannot be applied. The court rules that the norm is void and the appeal must be rejected. The court holds that the norm is inapplicable due to its prior unconstitutional declaration. The court concludes that the appeal is inadmissible because the norm is already void. The court affirms that the norm cannot be applied after its unconstitutional declaration. The court states that the norm is invalid and the appeal must fail. The court determines that the norm is unenforceable due to its constitutional violation. The court finds that the norm is legally ineffective and the appeal is rejected.
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Constitutional Court dismisses appeal after declaring the challenged administrative norm unconstitutional by prior decision.

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ACÓRDÃO N

ACÓRDÃO N.º 276/91

Processo n.º 79/91

2.ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Luís Nunes de Almeida

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos, em que são recorrentes o Ministério Público e A. Grupo Segurador, SA e recorrido B., o Mmº juíz a quo recusou aplicação à norma constante da alínea b) do n.º 3.º da Portaria n.º 760/85, de 4 de Outubro.

Desta decisão foram interpostos recursos 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, 19 de Junho de 1991

Luis Nunes de Almeida

Bravo Serra

Mário de Brito

Fernando Alves Correia

Messias Bento

José de Sousa e Brito

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa