(1) In addition to his powers and duties specified in rule 3, the Secretary shall have the following additional powers and perform the following duties, namely:—
(i) receive all references, applications, reports, letters, representations and other documents;
decide all questions arising out of any reference to the Board before the same is registered in the office of the Board;
require any reference to be amended in accordance with the Act or the regulations made under section 13 of the Act;
subject to the directions of the Chairman, or the respective Benches, as the case may be, fix dates for hearing of references, applications or other proceedings;
direct formal amendment of records;
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (Secretary's 87 Powers and Duties) Rules, 1987
(vi) grant leave to inspect the records of the Board;
(vii) dispose of all matters relating to the service of the notice, summons, other process, applications for issue of fresh notices, summons or other process, or for extending time for ordering a particular mode of service including the substituted service by publication of the notice, summons or other process by way of advertisement in the newspapers.
(2) An appeal against the decision of or direction issued by the Secretary under clauses (ii), (iii), (v) (vi) and (vii) shall be made to the Chairman by the aggrieved party within 15 days from the date on which such decision or direction is communicated to him and the decision thereon of the Chairman shall be final.