Appellate Authority

(1) Any person, including the occupant, being aggrieved by the order passed by the Mamlatdar under sub-section (3) of section 7, may prefer an appeal before the Appellate Officer within a period of sixty days of such order: Provided that in case where the appeal is preferred, the same shall not be entertained unless the payment is made as is determined by the State Government under section 4 while making an application by the occupant. (2) The State Government may appoint, by notification in the Official Gazette, as many Deputy Collectors as the Appellate Officers for different areas or for part of any area as it may deem necessary. (3) The Appellate Officer shall, after affording an opportunity of being heard to such person, may confirm, revise or dismiss the order against which the appeal is preferred.