My bookmarksSign up free

CA 103 Section 7

Where hearings may be held; and how.

Section 7

SEC. 7. Where hearings may be held; and how.—The Court shall have power to conduct hearing in any place for the determination of a question, matter or controversy within its jurisdiction, proceed to hear and determine the dispute in the absence of any party thereto who has been summoned or served with notice to appear, conduct its proceedings or any part thereof in public or in private; adjourn its hearings to any time and place, refer any technical matter or matters of account to an expert and to accept his report as evidence, direct parties to be joined or stricken out from the proceedings, correct, amend or waive any error, defect or irregularity, whether in substance or in form; extend any prescribed time; give all such directions as it may deem necessary or expedient in the determination of the dispute before it; and determining the dispute or part thereof, where it is trivial or where further proceedings by the Court are not necessary or desirable.

Read the full instrument → · Open the chapter this section belongs to: CHAPTER III.—Incidental Powers of the Court and Manner of Conducting Investigations →

Other provisions in CHAPTER III.—Incidental Powers of the Court and Manner of Conducting Investigations

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationCA 103 Section 7 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

What to look at next