Appeals

Appeals. —

1. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the authorised officer under section 7, section 8, section 9, section 10 or section 12 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to such authority as may be prescribed (hereinafter referred to as the appellate authority): Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
2. (2) No appeal shall be entertained under sub-section
3. (1) unless it is accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
4. (3) On receipt of any appeal under sub-section (1), the appellate authority shall, after giving the parties thereto an opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.
5. (4) Every order passed by the appellate authority under this section shall, subject to the provisions of section 17, be final.