(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2) any notice, summons, process or order issued by the controlling authority may be served either personally or by registered post acknowledgement due or in any other manner as prescribed under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
(2) Where there are numerous persons as parties, to any proceeding before the controlling authority and such persons are members of any trade union or association or are represented by an authorized person, the service of notice on the Secretary, or where there is no Secretary on the principal officer of the trade union or association or on the authorized person, shall be deemed to be service on such persons.
16. Maintaining of records of cases by the controlling authority - (1) The controlling authority shall record the particulars of each under section 7 in Form ‘Q’ and at the time of passing orders shall sign and date the particulars so recorded.
(2) The controlling authority shall, while passing orders in each case also record the findings of the merits of the case and file it together with the memoranda of evidence with the order sheet.
(3) Any record, other than a record of any order or direction, which is required by these rules to be signed by the controlling authority, may be signed on behalf of and under the direction of the controlling authority to any subordinate officer appointed in writing for this purpose by the controlling authority.