Standing and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

The doctrines of standing and of the exhaustion of administrative remedies are two very important principles that should be strictly followed in law for the best interest of justice . The `doctrine of standing ' in essence provides that a person who commences litigation or who brings a suit in court should have the legal standing to do so . The person who sues in court should be the proper party in the proceeding for the case to prosper . A person who has no standing to sue in court would only waste the time and effort

of the court personnel and of the other party by harassing the other . It can also be said that a person who has no standing to sue does not have a real legal controversy that would warrant the initiation of a proper proceeding for the settlement of a bona fide issue . This doctrine contemplates a situation wherein the party who brings an action in court is the one who is injured by the act of the other party and the former now seeks legal remedies to address his grievances . A party who merely initiates a proceeding for the purpose of harassing the other is not a proper party and the case brought by such person should be dismissed . It may be the case that a person who has a legal standing to sue is not just one individual , a person may also sue in behalf of other persons if such is allowed under the law . An example...