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Constitutional court grants relief to revoke lower court decision regarding constitutional validity review.

Case Number 167/96
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Constitutional Court granted the appeal and revoked the lower court's decision on March 20, 1996. The case involved a review of constitutional validity initiated by the Public Prosecutor against a party represented as A., Ldª., following a prior ruling published in November 1995. The court determined that the lower court's decision required reformulation to align with the established constitutional principles.

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Constitutional Law; Constitutional Review: The Constitutional Court grants relief to revoke a lower court decision that fails to properly address the question of constitutional validity, requiring the lower court to reformulate its ruling in accordance with the established constitutional framework.

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Constitutional Review Constitutional Validity Public Prosecutor Appeal Lower Court Reformulation Constitutional Court Decision
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Acórdão 492/96

ACÓRDÃO Nº 492/96

Processo nº 167/96

2ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos vindos do Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Aveiro, em que ê recorrente o Ministério Público e recorrida A., Ldª., conforme se indicou na exposição de fls. 33, pelos fundamentos constantes do Acórdão nº 399/95, publicado no Diário da República - II Série, de 16 de Novembro de 1995, decide-se conceder provimento ao recurso e revogar a decisão recorrida, que deve ser reformulada em consonância com o ali decidido sobre a questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 20 de Março de 1996

José de Sousa e Brito

Guilherme da Fonseca

Bravo Serra

Fernando Alves Correia

Luís Nunes de Almeida

Messias Bento

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa