(1) As mentioned in the restrictive phrase of Section 46 of the Act, when a court or quasi-judicial body sends a case pending before it to the local body for conciliation, it shall specify a maximum period of three months.
(2) When the case is sent to the local body according to sub-rule (1), the parties must also be sent a date.
(3) If a case is received for conciliation as per sub-rule (1), the local body shall order the parties to appoint a conciliation officer from the list of conciliation held in their office and initiate the process of conciliation.
(4) If there is an agreement between the parties to reconcile the case through a conciliator within the period as per sub-rule (1), the local body shall send the parties to the court or quasi-judicial body along with the conciliation paper on a date fixed and if reconciliation between the parties is not possible, the reasons for the failure to be reconciled shall be disclosed along with a report as per Schedule-10. The parties should be sent to the relevant court or quasi-judicial body to fix a date.
(5) If the case cannot be reconciled by the local body within the period as per sub-rule (1) or if no report is received within that period, the court or quasi-judicial body shall initiate proceedings and settlement of the case in accordance with the prevailing law fifteen days after the expiry of such period.