Appeal.- (1) Any person aggrieved by an order,-

1. (a) of the market committee refusing to grant or renew a licence, or cancelling a licence, or suspending any licence may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal to the 3[Director of Agricultural Marketing] ;
2. (b) of the Chairman 4[x x x] suspending any licence may, within seven days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal to the market committee; 5[(bb) of the Secretary suspending any licence may within seven days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal to the Chairman;]
3. (c) of the 3[Director of Agricultural Marketing] cancelling or suspending a licence may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal to the State Government.

2[(d) of the

3[Director of Agricultural Marketing]

under sections 9 and 61, may, within sixty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal to the

6[State Government.] ]

5[(1A) Any appeal under sub-section (1) pending before the Government, or the Market Committee as against the order of the Secretary shall, on the date of commencement of the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) and Certain other Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991 stand transferred respectively to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal and the Chairman and such appeal shall be decided by it or him as if it had been filed before it or him.]

1[(1-B) Any appeal under sub-section (1) pending before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal on the date of commencement of the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and development) (Amendment) Act, 2009 shall stand transferred to the State Government and such appeal shall be decided by it as if such appeal had been filed before it.]

1. (2) The 3[Director of Agricultural Marketing] , the market committee 7[ 1[the State Government] 3[or the Chairman] ] , as the case may be shall, on such appeal, make such order as he or it deems just and proper. Act 18 of 2010 w.e.f.16.4.2010.

¹ Substituted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f.3.11.1979.

² Inserted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f.3.11.1979

³ Substituted by Act 35 of 1986 w.e.f.17.6.1986

⁴ Omitted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f.1.8.1991

⁵ Inserted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f.1.8.1991.

⁶ Substituted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f.1.8.1991 and again Substituted by

⁷ Substituted by Act 18 of 2010 w.e.f. 16.04.2010.