Text of the provision
Sec. 4. Order to file an answer. — If the petition is sufficient in form and substance to justify relief, the court in which it is filed, shall issue an order requiring the adverse parties to answer the same within fifteen days from the receipt thereof. The order shall be served in such manner as the court may direct, together with copies of the petition and the accompanying affidavits.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 38, Section 4. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 4 of Rule 38 (Relief From Judgments, Orders, Or Other Proceedings) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 3 — Time for filing petition; contents and verification.
- Section 5 — Preliminary injunction pending proceedings.
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