Practice question
May a nunc pro tunc entry create a judicial order the court never actually made?
- No.
- Yes; the label creates any missing adjudication.
- Yes; every preferred future order may be backdated.
- Yes; actual prior proceedings are irrelevant.
- Yes; a party may privately amend the record.
Legal references
- DOST Officials and Personnel v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 253218, February 4, 2025, main decision, finality and its exceptions: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_253218_2025.html
- Atup v. People, G.R. Nos. 229395 and 252705, November 10, 2021, main decision, limits of clerical and nunc pro tunc correction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_229395_2021.html
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