Appeals against orders under section 8 or 9

(1) Any person affected by a decision under section 8 or 9 may appeal to the prescribed authority. The decision of the appellate authority with reasons therefor shall be recorded in writing and notice of such decision shall be given in the prescribed manner to the parties to the appeal. Any modification of the survey officer’s decision, ordered by the appellate authority, shall be noted in the record prepared under section 8 or 9, as the case may be. (2) A copy of the order and a copy of the map recording the boundaries as determined under section 8, 9 or sub-section (1) of this section shall be furnished to any person interested in such order or map, as the case may be, on his application and on payment of the prescribed cost. (3) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred within three months from the date of service of notice under section 8 or 9: Provided that in computing the period of limitation the time taken for obtaining a copy of the decision and of the map shall be excluded. (4) Any appeal may be admitted after the period of limitation mentioned in sub-section (3) when the appellant satisfies the appellate authority that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within such period. Explanation. – The fact that notice under section 8 or 9 was not served personally on the appellant shall be deemed to be good and sufficient cause within the meaning of this sub-section. (5) No appeal shall be admitted under sub-section (4) after the issue of the notification specified in section 11.