(1) The Tribunal shall observe the same office hours and holidays as the government offices functioning in the headquarters of the Tribunal.
(2)The language of the Tribunal shall be English provided Tamil also may be used for convenience for recording of evidence and for such other purposes as may be directed by the Government, form time to time.
(3) The Tribunal may record the evidence either in English or Tamil but if any witness is required to sign a deposition and he is unacquainted with both English and Tamil, the interpretation of the statement recorded shall be made to him in the language with which he is acquinted before he is called up on to sign the deposition.
(4)The Tribunal may adjourn the proceedings, from time to time, under intimation to the parties concerned.
(5) The Tribunal may dismiss any appeal or claim before it, if the applicant or the claimant for compensation, as the case may be, does not appear before the Tribunal at the appointed time for hearing.
(6) If any person interested, other than the appellant or claimant, does not appear before the Tribunal or adduce such evidence as may be necessary or produce relevant documents, the matter shall be disposed off by the Tribunal on the basis and merits of the material made available.
(7) The proceedings of the Tribunal shall be summary and shall be government, as far as practicable, by the provisions of the Code of civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), particularly in regard to,-
(a) the issue and service of summons;
(b) the examination of the parties and witnesses;
(c) the production of documents;
(d) the amendment of proceeding;
(e) the addition of parties;
(f) the passing of ex parte orders and setting them aside for good cause;
(g) the ordering of dismissal for default of appearance and setting aside such orders for good cause;
(h) the local inspection; and
(i) the passing orders.
(8) The provisions of section 4 and sub-section (1) and (2) of section 12 of the Limitations Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963) shall, as far as may be, apply to every appeal preferred under section 77 and to every claim preferred under section 39 or 53 or 54 of the Act in so far as they are not repugnant to the provision of this Act.