Appeal

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of confiscation made under section 7 may within one month from the date of communication to him of such order, appeal to the "Director Transmission and Distribution of the GRIDCO" and the appellate authority after giving an opportunity to the appellant to be heard, may pass such order as he may think fit, confirming, modifying or annulling the order appealed against. (2) The appellate order shall be final and notwithstanding the result of the criminal case, if any, the confiscation as confirmed by the appellate authority shall not be questioned in any Civil or Criminal Court of law.