(1) For the inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 8, an officer not below the rank of Sub-divisional Magistrate shall be appointed by the State Government.
(2) The inquiry officer appointed under sub-rule (1) shall issue a public notice specifying the date, time, place of inquiry and calling upon all the residents of the area in respect of which the inquiry is to be held to furnish such information and materials, including documents in their possession, as may be relevant for the purposes of the inquiry;
(3) The public notice issued under sub-rule (2) shall be in Hindi language, same shall be,-
(i) published on the notice board in the offices of the District Magistrate, District Superintendent of Police, Village Panchayat or Local Body of the area and such other places as the inquiry officer deems fit and at least in one daily newspaper circulating in the area; and
(ii) proclaimed in the area by beat of drum or in such other manner as the inquiry officer may think best in the circumstances to bring the contents of the public notice to the notice of inhabitants of the area.
(4) The inquiry officer, while making inquiry shall follow, as nearly as practicable, the procedure for summary trials including the recording of evidence as laid down in Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974).
(5) The inquiry officer shall complete the inquiry as expeditiously as possible and submit his report to the State Government within a period of six weeks or within a period specified by the State Government in the Order of appointment of the inquiry officer:
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Provided that the State Government may, having regard to the nature of the inquiry, extend the period of submission of the report.