THE RULE ON THE WRIT OF AMPARO (amended Section 9 & 11) 2! Oct 1" A#M# No# !$9$12$S% RESOLUTION Pursuant to the action of the Court en banc in its session held on October 16, 2!, Sections " and 11 of the Rule on the #rit of $%&aro are hereb' $(EN)E) to read as follo*s+ Sec"Return- Contents. #ithin /I0E 3 #OR4IN5 )$S after ser7ice of the *rit, the res&ondent shall file a 7erified *ritten return to8ether *ith su&&ortin8 affida7its *hich shall, a%on8 other thin8s, contain the follo*in8+ a3 The la*ful def enses to sho* that the res&onde nt did not 7iolate or threa ten *ith 7iolation the r i8ht to life, libert' and securit' of the a88rie7ed &art', throu8h an' act or o%ission- b3 The ste&s or action s ta9en b' the &ossession to deter %ine the fate or *here abouts of the a88rie7ed &art' and the &ers on or &ersons re s&onsible for the threat, act or o%ission- c3 $ll rele7a nt infor%ation in the &osses sion of the res&ondent &ert ainin8 to the threat, ac t or o%ission a8ainst the a88rie7ed &art'- and d3 If the res&ondent is a &ub lic official or e%&lo' ee, the return shall furt her state the actions that ha 7e been or *ill st ill be ta9en+ i3 to 7erif' the identit' of the a88rie7ed &art'- ii3 to rec o7er and &reser7e e7idence r elated to the death or disa&&earance of the &erson identified in the &etition *hich %a' aid in the &rosecution of the &erson or &ers ons res&onsible- iii3 to ide ntif' *itnesses and obtain state%ents fro% the% c oncernin8 t he death or dis a&&earance- i73 to deter%ine the cause, %anner, location a nd ti%e of death or disa&&ea rance as *ell a s an' &attern or &ractice that %a' ha7e brou8ht about the death or disa&&earance- 73 to identif' and a&& rehend the &erson or &ersons i n7ol7ed i n the death or disa&&earance- and 7i3 to brin8 the sus&ected offenders before a co%&etent courtT:E PERIO) TO /ILE $ RETURN C$NNOT ;E E<TEN)E) E<CEPT ON :I5:L(ERITORIOUS 5ROUN)The return shall also state other %atters rele7ant to the in7esti8ation , its resolution and the &rosecution of the case$ 8eneral denial of the alle8ations in the &etition shall not be allo*edSec11Prohibited Pleadin8s and (otions. The follo*in8 &leadin8s and %otion are &rohibited+ a3 (otion to dis%iss- b3 (otion for e=tensi on of ti%e to file o&&osit ion, affida7it, &osi tion &a&er and other &leadi n8s- c3 )ilator' %otion for &ost&one%ent- d3 (ot ion fo r a bill o f &art iculars-
