Appeal against order of the Authorized Officer

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the authorized officer may prefer an appeal to such officer not below the rank of Secretary to the State Government as the State Government may by notification appoint under clause (b) of section 2. (2) Subject to the provisions of sections 4 to 9 and 12, an appeal shall lie from every order of the Authorized Officer under the Act to the Appellate Authority appointed by the Government under sub-section (1). (3) Every such appeal shall be preferred within 60 (sixty) days from the date of communication of the order. (4) The appellant shall have a right to appeal through a counsel and the Authorized Officer and Department may be represented by such officer or person or a counsel as the Government may appoint. (5) On the receipt of any such appeal, the Appellate Authority shall give the appellant and respondent a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after making such inquiry as it deems proper, dispose of the appeal for reason to be recorded. (6) The proceeding before the Appellate Authority shall be completed within four months of its institution.