Provided that in case of rejection of the application, the designated officer shall record the reasons for such rejection and communicate the same to the applicant.

Penalty Penalty

1. (1) If the Designated Officer fails to provide the service within the stipulated time, the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority, as the case may be, may impose a penalty upon the Designated Officer which shall not be less than Rs. 500/- and not more than Rs. 5,000/- per application: Provided that the Designated Officer shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before any penalty is imposed under this section.
2. (2) If the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority is of the opinion that the Designated Officer has failed to provide the service without any sufficient and reasonable cause, then the Appellate Authority or the Revisional Authority may impose a penalty as provided in sub-section (1).
3. (3) The penalty imposed under this section shall be recovered from the salary of the Designated Officer.
4. (4) The amount of penalty imposed under sub-section
5. (1) may be awarded as compensation to the applicant, as may be prescribed: