20. Opportunity of hearing

(1) The authority referred to in rule 62 shall, in the matter of a proceeding under:

(a) sub-section (3) of section 13, sub-section (3) of section 15, sub-section (1) of section 28, sub-section (5) of section 39, sub-section (5) of section 40, subsection (6) of section 41, sub-section (6) of section 47, sub-section (8) of section 53, sub-section (4) of section 54, sub-section (3) of section 59 and sub-section (2) of section 62, serve or caused to be served upon the person proceeded against a notice which shall contain a gist of accusations, a date of hearing which shall in no case be less than twenty-four hours nor more than 15 days from the date of issue of notice, and the date of hearing.

(b) sub-section (6) of section 10, sub-section (5) of section 19, sub-section (1) of section 27, sub-section (1) of section 29, sub-section (5) of section 72, subsection (4) of section 73, section 74 and section 76, serve or caused to be served upon the person proceeded against a notice which shall contain a gist of the ground or grounds on which the proceeding has been initiated, a date of hearing which shall in no case be less than twenty-four hours nor more than 15 days from the date of issue of notice, and the date of hearing.

(2) On the date fixed for hearing the person proceeded against shall be allowed to rebut the accusations leveled against him, or, as the case may be, reply to the ground or grounds on which the proceeding has been initiated; but shall not ordinarily be allowed an adjournment. If an adjournment becomes necessary, the authority specified in rule 62 shall record reasons therefor.

(3) After giving a hearing, the authority referred to in sub-rule (1) shall record an order containing precisely and clearly the gist of accusations, or, as the case may be, the ground or grounds on which the proceeding has been initiated, the manner in which the person proceeded against was made aware of that, the reply, if any, furnished, and the decision thereon.

(4) A true copy of order shall be made over to the person proceeded against.