The "moot and academic" principle is not a magical formula that can automatically dissuade the courts from resolving a case. Courts will decide cases, otherwise moot and academic, if:
(1) there is a grave violation of the Constitution;
(2) there is an exceptional character of the situation and the paramount public interest is involved;
(3) the constitutional issue raised requires formation of controlling principles to guide the bench, the bar, and the public; and
(4) the case is capable of repetition yet evading review.
(1) there is a grave violation of the Constitution;
(2) there is an exceptional character of the situation and the paramount public interest is involved;
(3) the constitutional issue raised requires formation of controlling principles to guide the bench, the bar, and the public; and
(4) the case is capable of repetition yet evading review.
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