i) On receipt of an application under the Rule 19, the Grievance Redressal Committee shall hold a preliminary hearing with the applicant to determine as to whether there is a prima facie case and whether the balance of convenience is in favour of application. The street vendor may also pray for the interim relief during the pendency of such application.
ii) The result of the preliminary hearing shall be pronounced at the conclusion of the hearing and shall be recorded in writing and communicated to the applicant. The Committee may grant or refuse the interim relief, if any, prayed by the street vendor, with the reasons recorded in writing.
iii) Where it has been held by the Committee that there is a prima facie case, a notice shall be issued to the public authority containing the details of the grievance or dispute.
iv) The public authority, on receipt of such a notice, will file a reply within a period to be decided by the Committee. A copy of the reply shall also be furnished to the street vendor, free of cost.
v) The street vendor may file a counter reply within a period of 2 (Two) weeks from the date of receipt of the written reply filled by the State authority.
vi) The Grievance Redressal Committee may order for a field inquiry by deputing one of its members or an official of the local authority in connection with the contentions made by the applicant or respondent and also with reference to the records placed before it.
vii) The Grievance Redressal Committee, after hearing both the parties, shall pass an order in writing, with the reasons for taking the decision, within a period of 1 (One) month from the date on which hearing of both the parties concluded.
viii) The decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall be binding on the parties unless it is stayed by the Municipal/Town Council to which the appeal lies.
CHAPTER-V APPEALS