Text of the provision
Sec. 7. Effect of failure to file comment. — When no comment is filed by any of the respondents, the case may be decided on the basis of the record, without prejudice to any disciplinary action which the court may take against the disobedient party.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 46, Section 7. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 7 of Rule 46 (Original Cases) 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.
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- Section 6 — Determination of factual issues.
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