(1) One receipt of an application under rule 10, the 'controlling authority' shall, by issuing a notice in Form ·o·· call upon the applicant as well as the employer to appeal before him on a specified date, time and place, either by himself or through his authorised represen tati\·e together with all relevant documents and witnesses, if any.
(2) Any person desiring to act on behalf of an em ployer or employee, nominee or legal heir , as I t • Plaee and time of hearing.
Administration of oath.
Summoning and attendance of witnesses.
7 the case may be, shall present to the 'controll ing authority' a letter of authority from the employer or the pers.on concerned as the case may be, on whose behalf he seeks to act together with a written statement explaining his interest in lhe matter and praying for permission so lo acl. The 'controlling autho rity ' shall record thereon an order either according to his approval or specifying, in the case of refusal to grant the permission prayed for, the reasons for the refusal.
(3) A party appearing by an authorised represen tative shall be bound by the acts of the representative.
( 4) After completion of hearing on the dale fi:x:ed under sub-rule (1), or aiter such further eYidence, exa mination of documents , witnesses, hearing and enquiry, as may be deemed necessary , the 'controlling authority' shall record his finding as to whether any amount is payable to the applicant under lhe Act. A copy of the finding shall be given to each of the parties.
(5) If the employer concerned fails to appear on the specified date of hearing, after due service of notice without sufficient cause, the 'controlling authority' may proceed lo hear and determine the application ex-parte.
If the applicant fails to appear on the specified date of hearing without sufficient cause , the controlling autho rity may dismiss the application :
Provided that an order under this sub-rule may, on good cause being shown within thirty days of the said order, be reviewed and the application re-heard after giving not l,ess than fourteen days ' notice to the 'opposite party of the date fixed for re-hearing of the application.
12 . The sillings of the 'controlling authority' shall be held at such times and at such places as he. may fix and he shall inform the parties of the same in such manner as he thinks fit.
13. The 'controlling authority' may authorise a derk of his office to administer oaths for the purpose of making affidavits.
14. The 'controlling authority' may , at any stage of the proceedings before him, either upon or without an application by any of the parties involved in the proceedings before him, and on such terms as may appear to the 'controlling 'authority' just, issue sum mons to any person in Form 'P' either to give evidence or to produce documents or for bo.th _purposes on a specified date , time and place.
• Service of sum mons or notice.
Act V of 1908.
Maintenance of records of cases by the 'control ling authority'.
Direction for Payment of gratuity.
Appeal.
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