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Practice question: Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus (Rule 65)

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Practice question

Under Rule65 Section5, who ordinarily defends the challenged proceedings along with being joined as private respondent?
  1. The persons interested in sustaining them
  2. Only the public judge must advocate
  3. Only a newspaper editor
  4. Only petitioner’s employee
  5. No interested party can defend

Legal references

  • Rules1 and62–70, special civil actions and specific procedural provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
  • 2019 amendments AM19-10-20-SC, retained special civil action provisions: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
  • AM07-7-12-SC, December4,2007, amended Rule65: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_07-7-12-sc_2007.html

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