Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 42, October 19, 2024
Rule 1561 - Disposition of Petition for Review(a)Appellate jurisdiction petitions for review.-The court may affirm, modify, vacate, set aside, or reverse any order brought before it for review, and it may remand the matter and direct the entry of such appropriate order, or require such further proceedings as may be just under the circumstances.(b)Original jurisdiction petitions for review.-Where the petition for review raises questions that formerly were determinable in an action in equity, replevin, mandamus, or quo warranto, or for a declaratory judgment or upon a petition for a writ of certiorari or prohibition, or in another similar plenary action or proceeding, the court may grant the relief heretofore available in any such plenary action or proceeding.(c)Money damages.-Money damages arising out of tort or contract claims may not be granted under this chapter (except on review of determinations of the Board of Claims or similar agencies), but relief granted under paragraph (b) of this rule may include any damages to which the petitioner is entitled which are claimed in the petition, which are ancillary to the matter, and which may be granted by a court.The provisions of this Rule 1561 amended December 29, 1977, effective 1/29/1978, 8 Pa.B. 133; amended December 30, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 3802; amended May 16, 1979, effective 9/30/1979, 9 Pa.B. 1740; amended July 8, 2004, effective 60 days after adoption, 34 Pa.B. 3862; amended May 15, 2007, effective immediately, 37 Pa.B. 2492; amended January 7, 2020, effective 8/1/2020, 50 Pa.B. 505.