13(3)

13(3)(a) The Registrar, or the officer authorised by him under sub-rule (2), shall endorse on every appeal the date on which it is presented or deemed to have been presented under that rule and shall sign the endorsement digitally or otherwise.

13(3)(b) If, on scrutiny, the appeal is found to be in order, it shall be duly registered and given a serial number.

13(3)(c) If the appeal, on scrutiny, is found to be defective and the defect noticed is formal in nature, the Registrar may allow the party to rectify the same in his presence, and if the defect is not formal in nature, the Registrar shall give instruction to the appellant by speed post (with registration) or electronic mail, to remove the defects within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of such intimation.

13(3)(d) If the appellant fails to rectify the defect within the specified time under clause (c), the Registrar may by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, decline to register the appeal and inform the appellant accordingly.