Rule 40. Procedure to be followed by the Employees' Insurance Court under sub-section (2) of Section 50

(1) Fixing of timing of sitting- Where there is one Court for two or more local areas,–

(i) where one Court is constituted for two or more local areas the Court shall, subject to the approval of the State Government, appoint the time at which the court shall sit in respect of each local area or in respect of any class of proceedings under the Code;

(ii) a notice of the time appointed under clause (i) shall be published in such manner, as the Government may, from time to time, direct.

(2) Procedure where there are more than one Judges,–

(i) where more than one Judge has been appointed to a Court, the Government shall specify their rank and precedence;

(ii) the senior Judge for the time being shall, from time to time, make such arrangements, as he thinks fit, for the distribution of business of the Court among the Judges thereof;

(iii) when two or more Judges sitting together, differ on any question the opinion of the majority of such Judges shall prevail, where there is no majority, the opinion of the senior most Judge shall, unless the Government otherwise directs, prevail.

(3) Abolition etc. of a Court- The State Government may, by notification in the Gazette abolish any court or by a like notification alter the jurisdiction of any court.