(1) The Pradhan or in his absence the Up-Pradhan of the Gram Panchayat, who has received application, shall issue summons or notices to the parties concerned in accordance with the procedure laid down in rules 69 to 79 and shall take action to secure their appearance before the bench of the Gram Panchayat in the manner laid down in section 63 of the Act. The Pradhan or the Up- Pradhan, as the case may be, shall also intimate the members of the bench about the date fixed for hearing.
(2) All notices to the parties, issued under sub-rule(1) shall be required to be returned before the date of hearing and in case service has not been affected and the parties remain absent, the Pradhan or Up-Pradhan, as the case may be, shall adjourn the case and shall inform the Panches of such adjournment.