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Sec. 9. Judgment where usurpation found. — When the respondent is found guilty of usurping, intruding into, or unlawfully holding or exercising a public office, position or franchise, judgment shall be rendered that such respondent be ousted and altogether excluded therefrom, and that the petitioner or relator, as the case may be, recover his costs. Such further judgment may be rendered determining the respective rights in and to the public office, position or franchise of all the parties to the action as justice requires.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 66, Section 9. 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 9 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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