Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Juristic Personality – Implied Right to Sue and Be Sued by Statutory Bodies

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Quasi-corporations (statutory bodies without full corporate status) may sue and be sued in their own names if: (1) expressly authorized by statute; or (2) impliedly authorized—when statute grants functions/powers necessarily affecting third parties. Implication arises from: the entity's functions (regulatory, commercial, service provision), powers granted…

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