Rule 1 Order for reference

An order under Article 32 of the Order for the reference of any proceeding or question or matter of account to the [^f1 district judge] or other officer (in this Order referred to as “the officer”) for inquiry or report may be made at any stage of the proceedings by [^f2 the judge] of his own motion or on the application of any of the parties.

In making an order for such a reference, [ the judge] may give all such directions as he thinks fit as to the time and place of the sittings thereof, notices to the parties affected thereby, the summoning of witnesses and the time and place for the consideration of the report thereon.