VI Sec.

5 of Rule 62 provides that if the claimant fails to plead within the time fixed by the law, which is within 15 days from the service of summons, the court may on motion declared him in default and thereafter render judgment barring him from any claim in respect to his claims of the storage fees and other advances. Thus, Raphael is barred from asserting his claims against X Corporation. X

Yes, X can file a petition for mandamus for the reason that the court has impaired on the constitutional right of the accused to due process and to a speedy trial. The delay of the disposition of the case causes injustice.