Rule 9
Issuance Of Notice
(1) Except in the case where the defendant has   been produced along with the charge-sheet pursuant to Rule 8, while
serving a Notice to the defendant to a case filed before the Tribunal, it  shall be served in a format as referred to in Schedule-1 by stipulating a time-limit of Fifteen days excluding the time period for journey.
(2) While serving a Notice under Sub-rule (1), it shall be served  by delivering the defendant or any member of his/her family who has attained the majority age. In case the defendant or any member of his family, who has attained the majority age, is not found or denies to receive the Notice, even if found, then the Notice shall, by specifying  the same content in the presence of Two local people, be posted at the door of house or a rented room of the defendant.
(3) In a case where the house or the room of the defendant could  not be found, an employee assigned for serving the Notice under Sub-   rule (1) shall, by specifying the content thereof in the presence of any member or representative of the local body concerned or any Two persons from the local people, post such a notice at the Office of the
concerned Village Development Committee, in the case of Village Development Committee, and at the Ward Office of Ward, in the case of Municipality, where the house of the defendant is located and in a public place if there is no such Ward Office and such Notice shall, after having so posted as stated above, be deemed to have been duly served.
Provided that, in a case where a Notice has, owing to an incorrect address written in a charge-sheet or citation of incorrect address by the Tribunal, been posted in a separate place other than the place where the house/room of the defendant is located, then the Notice shall not be deemed to have been duly served.
(4) While serving a Notice issued to a corporate body, it shall be delivered to the board of the director of the board or manager of such corporate body or chief of such a body or an officer authorized by such a corporate body. If such a person could not be found or denies to receive the Notice, even if found, it shall be posted at the door of such corporate  body in the presence of Two local people by specifying the same content and the Notice shall, if so posted, be deemed to have been duly posted.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-rule (4), while serving a Notice issued to any corporate body, it shall be deemed to have been duly served if it has been dispatched with registry through a  post office to the address of the registered office of such corporate body or sent with digital signature through the telefax of such office or to its
electronic address.
(6) An employee assigned for serving a Notice under Sub-rules (2), (3) or (4) shall have to deliver the notice for time limit within three days excluding a time period for journey.
(7) If a report has been submitted that a Notice could not be  served as referred to in Sub-rules (2), (3), (4) or (5) or the registrar is satisfied with the fact that it would be appropriate to issue the Notice, issued by the Tribunal, by publishing it in the electronic media such as radio, television, and website of the tribunal or by publishing it in any
national daily newspaper, then such a Notice may be published as stated above. In a case where the Notice has been so published, then the Notice shall, after the Fifth day of the transmission or publication of such notice, be deemed to have been duly served to the defendant as referred to in these Rules.
(8) The Tribunal shall recover the cost incurred in course of the  issuance of a Notice pursuant to Sub-rule (7), from the party concerned as government arrears.