Section 5(3) in The Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997'
(3)If the appeal, on scrutiny, is found to be defective and the defect noticed is formal in nature, the Registrar may allow the party to rectify the same in his presence and if the said defect is not formal in nature, the Registrar may allow the appellant such time to rectify the defect as he may deem fit.
