(1) Any person desiring to prefer an appeal to pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 6 shall draw up a memorandum of appeal setting out the grounds of appeal and forward it in quintuplicate to the appellate authority accompanied by a certified copy of the standing orders, amendments or modifications as the case may be.
(2) On receipt of the appeal under sub-rule (1), the appellate authority shall fix a date for hearing the appeal and direct notice thereof to be given to the appellant ; and
(a) where the appeal is filed by a workman or the employer, to the trade unions of the workmen of the industrial establishment, and where there are no such trade unions, to the representative of the workmen elected under rule 6 or, as the case may be, to the employer ;
(b) where the appeal is filed by a trade union, to the employer and all the other trade unions of the workmen of the industrial establishment;
(c) where the appeal is filed by the representatives of the workmen, to the employer and any other workmen whom the appellate authority joins as a party to the appeal.
(3) After giving the parties an opportunity of being heard on the date fixed under sub-rule (2), the appellate authority shall confirm the standing orders, amendments or modifications, as certified by the Certifying Officer, or amend or modify the standing orders, amendments or modifications, as the case may be.
(4) The appellant shall furnish each of the respondents with a copy of the memorandum of appeal.
(5) The appellate authority may at any stage call for any evidence it considers necessary for the disposal of the appeal.
(6) On the date fixed under sub-rule (2) for the hearing of the appeal, the appellate authority shall take such evidence as it may have called for or considers to be relevant.