Overview

• The Pleno voted 7–2 to revoke two amparos and validated the quinto transitorio that orders pending concession applications to be dismissed without further procedure.
• Minister Lenia Batres’s opinion held that applicants had only an expectation of rights, not acquired rights, so applying the new law is not retroactive.
• Ministers Giovanni Figueroa Mejía and Arístides Rodrigo Guerrero García dissented, arguing at minimum for processing requests under the rules in force when filed.
• The Court accepted the Presidency’s position that a private petitioner lacks standing to claim violations of democratic deliberation in the legislative process.
• The ruling signals that would‑be concessionaires must meet the reformed requirements under a regime that now prioritizes public tenders and resource sovereignty, with one case involving applicant Rosa Isela de la Rocha Nevárez dating to 2021.