Supreme Court (Presidential Elections Petition) Rules
Table of Contents
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Manner of presentation of petition
4 Contents and form of election petition
5 Evidence not to be stated in petition
6 Where more than one petition is presented in relation to same election
7 List of votes objected to where seat claimed by unsuccessful candidate
8 List of objections in recriminatory case
9 Appointment of solicitor
10 Notice of appointment of solicitor
11 Registrar to keep book with addresses and names of solicitors
12 Security by petitioner for cost, etc., of election petition
13 Deposit of security
14 Return of money so deposited
15 Service of notice of petition and copy of petition on respondent
16 When petition to be deemed at issue
17 List of petitions
18 Time and place of trial of election petition
19 Postponement of trial
20 Adjournment and continuation of trial
21 Amendment of petition
22 Withdrawal of election petition
23 Form of application to withdraw petition
24 Copy of application to be given to respondent
25 Application to be substituted as petitioner on withdrawal
26 Time and place of hearing of application
27 Substitution of another petitioner
28 Non-abatement of petition by reason of vacation of office of President
29 Abatement of petition by death
30 Application to be substituted as petitioner on abatement
31 On death, resignation, or notice not to oppose of respondent, petition to continue
32 Respondent not opposing petition not to appear as party
33 Countermanding notice of trial where petition abated, etc.
34 Application to dismiss petition
35 Costs
36 Taxation and recovery of costs
37 Service of notices on solicitors
38 Application of Rules of Court
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