13(10)

13(10)(a) Any person intending to contest the appeal, shall file electronically or in triplicate the reply to the appeal and the documents relied upon in paper-book form with the registry of the Tribunal within a period of thirty days of the service of notice of the appeal on him.

13(10)(b) In the reply filed under clause (a), the respondent shall specifically, admit, deny or explain the facts stated by the appellant in his appeal and may also state such additional facts as may be found necessary for the just decision of the case and it shall be signed digitally or otherwise and verified as a written statement by the respondent or any other person duly authorised by him in writing in the same manner as provided for in order VI, rule 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).

13(10)(c) The reply referred to in clause (b) shall be filed along with the documents and the same shall be marked as R-1, R-2, R-3 and so on.

13(10)(d) The respondent shall also serve a copy of the reply along with documents as mentioned in clause (c) on the appellant or his legal practitioner, if any, electronically or otherwise and file proof of such service in the registry of the Tribunal.

13(10)(e) Where the respondent fails to file the reply within the said period of thirty days, he shall be allowed to file the reply on such other day, as may be specified by the Tribunal, for reasons to be recorded in writing and on the payment of such costs as the Tribunal deems fit, but which shall not be later than sixty days from the date of the service of notice on the respondent for such purpose.