7. Presentation and scrutiny of application or appeal.- (1) The Deputy Registrar shall endorse on every application or appeal the date on which it is presented. (2) If, on scrutiny, the application or appeal is in order, it shall be duly registered and given a serial number. (3) If an application or appeal is found to be defective and the defect noticed is formal in nature, the Deputy Registrar may allow the applicant or appellant to rectify the same in his presence and if the said defect is not formal in nature, the Deputy Registrar may allow the applicant or appellant fifteen days time to rectify the defect as he may deem fit. If the application or appeal has been sent by post and found to be defective, the Deputy Registrar may communicate the defects to the applicant or appellant and allow the applicant or appellant fifteen days time from the date of receipt of the communication from the Deputy Registrar to rectify the defects. (4) If the applicant or appellant fails to rectify the defects within the time allowed in sub-rule (3), the application or appeal shall be deemed to have been abandoned. | 