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TC_19920309 AI generated

Constitutional court dismisses appeal against municipal council decision regarding administrative fines and costs.

Case Number TC_19920309
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Dismissed
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The Constitutional Court of Portugal denied the appellant's request for review of the Chamber of Alfandega da Fé's decision. The appellant challenged the underlying administrative ruling based on grounds previously rejected in a prior judgment. The court upheld the lower decision, ordering the appellant to bear the legal costs and court fees.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 24.º da Constituição Portuguesa; Art. 52.º da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional: The Constitutional Court lacks jurisdiction to review administrative decisions that have already been definitively settled by a prior final judgment.

Keywords

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Constitutional Jurisdiction Double Jeopardy Finality of Judgment Administrative Appeals Court Costs Municipal Council Legal Fees

Cited Legislation

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Art. 24.º da Constituição Portuguesa
Art. 52.º da Lei Orgânica do Tribunal Constitucional

Cited Case Law

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Acórdão nº 147/92
- pelas razões invocadas na exposição do relator, ou seja, pelos fundamentos do Acórdão nº 147/92, publicado no Diário da República, II série, de 24 de Julho de 1992, que aqui se dão por reproduzidos,
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TC_19940486
Constitutional court dismisses appeal against administrative decision without examining merits due to lack of procedural standing.
49/97
Portuguese Constitutional Court dismisses MP's challenge to a municipal waste fee norm, upholding prior precedent.
TC_19960699
Constitutional court dismisses abstract review due to lack of opposition between conflicting administrative court rulings.
TC_19900058
Portuguese Constitutional Court allows constitutional challenge to court fees despite prior debt order.
627/20
Constitutional review dismissed due to lack of coincidence between challenged norm and prior administrative decision's ratio decidendi.

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Acórdão 309/92

ACÓRDÃO Nº 309/92

Acordam na 2ª secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos, em que é recorrente A. e recorrida a CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE ALFÂNDEGA DA FÉ,

- pelas razões invocadas na exposição do relator, ou seja, pelos fundamentos do Acórdão nº 147/92, publicado no Diário da República, II série, de 24 de Julho de 1992, que aqui se dão por reproduzidos,

- decide-se negar provimento ao recurso e condenar o recorrente nas custas, fixando-se para tanto a taxa de justiça em quatro unidades de conta.

Lisboa, 6 de Outubro de 1992

Messias Bento

Mário de Brito

José de Sousa e Brito

Bravo Serra

Luís Nunes de Almeida