Disposal of suits etc. in the absence of the party concerned

(1) If the plaintiff, the complainant or the applicant fails to appear after having been informed of the time and place fixed for hearing, the Panchayati Adalat may dismiss the suit, criminal case or proceeding or pass such order as it may deem fit. (2) The Panchayati Adalat may hear and decide the suit or proceeding in the absence of the defendant or opposite party if the summons have been served upon him or if he has been informed of the time and place fixed for hearing. Subject to the provisions of Rules 9, 10, 15, 16 of the Delhi Land Reforms Rules, 1954, the meetings of a Gaon Sabha, Gaon Panchayat and Circle Panchayat shall ordinarily be held in the village where their offices are established. The time, date and exact place of the meetings of Gaon Sabha and Gaon Panchayat shall be fixed by the Pradhan or in his absence by the Up-Pradhan and that of Circle Panchayat by the Sarpanch or, in his absence, the Naib Sarpanch.