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Procedure for hearing and decision of disputes.— (1) The Registrar or the Co-operative Court shall record in English, Marathi, or Hindi the evidence of the parties to a dispute and the witnesses who attend. Upon the evidence so recorded and upon consideration of any documentary evidence produced by the parties, a decision shall be given by him in writing. Such decision shall be pronounced in open Court, either at once or as soon as may be practicable on some future day; of which due notice shall be given to the parties. (2) Where neither party appears when the dispute is called on for hearing, the Registrar or the Co-operative court may make an order that it be dismissed for default (3) Where the opponent appears and the disputant does not appear when the dispute is called on for hearing the Registrar or the Court may make an order that the dispute be dismissed, unless the opponent admits the claim or a part thereof, in which case the Registrar or the Court, as the case may be, may make an order against the opponent upon such admission, and where, part only of the claim is admitted, may dismiss the dispute so far as it relates to the remainder. (4) Where the disputant appears and the opponent does not appear when the dispute is called for hearing then if the Registrar or the court is satisfied from the record and proceedings that the summons was duly serve, the Registrar or the Court may proceed Ex-parte. Where the summons is served by the Officer of the Registrar or the Court, he shall make his report of service on oath. (5) The Registrar or the Court may not ordinarily grant more than two adjournments to each party to the dispute at his request. The Registrar or the Court may, however, at his or its discretion grant such further adjournments on payment of such costs to the other side and such fees to the Registrar or the court as the Registrar or the Court as the case may be, may direct. (6) Any party to a dispute may apply for and obtain certified copy of any order, Judgment or award made by the Registrar or the Court on payment of copying fees, at the rate of 50 Paise per 100 words in such order, judgment or award, whether in English, Marathi or Hindi. 77-F. Summary procedure for deciding Disputes.— (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 94, the following disputes, if the disputant so desires, shall be decided in the summary manner prescribed under this rule, namely:— (a) any dispute for recovery of a debt upon promissory note, hundi, bill of exchange or bond, with interest whether agreed upon under such instrument or under the byelaws; (b) any dispute for recovery of a fixed sum of money, in the nature of a debt, with or without interest, arising on a written contract, but other than penalty or on guarantee; (c) any dispute for recovery of price of goods sold and delivered, where the rate, quality and quantity are admitted in writing; (d) any dispute for recovery of dues payable in respect of a tenement by a member of a housing society towards contribution for construction of the tenements, in respect of repayment of any loan, interest on loan, ground rent, local authority taxes, sinking fund, water charges, electric charge, repairs, maintenance and upkeep charges for other services rendered by the society and the interest on such arrears payable under a written agreement or the bye-laws or the tenancy regulations. (2) In such cases, the disputer shall, in addition to the normal averments in Form "P", make the following averments, namely:— (a) that the claim of the disputant is for recovery of liquidated sum of money only and no other relief beyond the scope of this rule is claimed in this dispute; (b) that the disputant believes that there is no valid or bonafide defense to his claim (3) In such cases, the opponent shall not be entitled to defend the claim, unless he obtains leave from the Registrar or the Co-operative Court so to defend as hereafter in this rule provided, and in default of his obtaining such leave or of his appearance and defense in pursuance of such leave, the allegations in the petition shall be deemed to be admitted, and the disputant shall be entitled to the award in his favour as prayed and for such sum of costs as may be awarded by the Registrar or the Court. (4) (I) Within ten days from me service of a notice calling upon the opponent to obtain leave from the Registrar or the Court, to appear and defend the claim, the opponent or such of the opponents as are interested in defending the claim shall apply to the Registrar or the Court, as the case may be, by an affidavit or a declaration for the leave, setting out the facts on which he relies and what triable issues are likely to arise. The opponent shall in such application disclose all the documents supporting his contention and as far as possible attach copies of such documents which he considers important from his point of view. A copy of such application shall be served on the disputant and he shall have a right to file a rejoinder in the form of an affidavit or declaration and place before the deciding authority such material as in his opinion supports his contentions. (ii) The Registrar or the Court, on reading the affidavits and declarations and on hearing the parties and their pleadings and considering the documents relied on and produced by them, may pass as award or grant leave to defend to such of the opponents, unconditionally or upon such conditions, as the deciding authority may think fit under the circumstances and on facts of the case. The Registrar or the Court granting leave to defend shall also give directions and prescribe time limit for filing the written statement and fix the date for hearing. Leave may be granted to some and may be refused to other opponents. If leave is granted and not complied with by any opponent, the deciding authority may pass an award against him, as if he had not been granted leave. (iii) If the conditions on which leave to defend is granted are not complied with by any opponent, the Registrar or the Court may pass an award against him, as if had not been granted leave. (iv) the Registrar or the Court may, for sufficient cause, excuse the delay in applying for leave to defend any case. (v) The Registrar or the Court may, under special circumstances, set aside the award, and if necessary stay or set aside execution, and may give leave to the opponent to appear and defend the dispute, if it seems reasonable to the deciding authority so to do, and on such terms as it thinks fit.