(a) All proceedings, documents and other papers required to be filed before the Gram Nyayalaya shall be presented or filed before the Chief Ministerial Officer or any other officer of Gram Nyayalaya specifically specified in that behalf, by delivery of the same by the party personally or by this counsel or the (letter's) registered clerk on any worlong day during the office hours before 3.00 p.m., or if the presiding officer so desires, even after 3.00 p.m. immediately on receipt, the officer shall put his dated initials thereon and if a proceeding thereby is institured, assign a serial number to be allotted and preserved for the said purpose in a bound register. In case the computers are provided an entry of it shall immediately be made in the same Presentation of Proceedings) documents Form of plaint and original Petition
(b) No document or proceeding required to be presented to or filed in Gram Nyayalaya shall be received by post, telegram or phonogram:
Provided that in cases where an Official Receiver or an Officer appointed by any Court does not intend to defend or contest any proceeding before à Gram Nyayalaya in which he is impleaded in such capacity as a party or wishes to bring a formal defect in the proceeding to the notice of the Gram Nyayalaya, he may inform (the) Gram Nyayalaya accordingly by a statement in writing in a form appropriate to the proceeding and send it to the Gram Nyayalaya by post or by personal messenger.