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Sec. 6. Parties and contents of petition against usurpation. — When the action is against a person for usurping a public office, position or franchise, the petition shall set forth the name of the person who claims to be entitled thereto, if any, with an averment of his right to the same and that the respondent is unlawfully in possession thereof. All persons who claim to be entitled to the public office, position or franchise may be made parties, and their respective rights to such public office, position or franchise determined, in the same action.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 66, Section 6. 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 6 of Rule 66 (Quo Warranto) 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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