(1) An employee may appeal against an order imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in regulations 27 or against the order of suspension referred to in regulation
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(2) An appeal shall be preferred within one month from the date of receipt of the order of imposing the penalty. The appeal shall be presented to the appellate authority with a copy to the authority whose order is appealed against. The authority whose order is appealed against shall forward the copy of appeal together with its comments and the records of the case to the appellate authority within 15 days of the receipt of appeal. The appellate authority shall consider whether the findings are justified or whether the penalty is excessive or inadequate and pass appropriate orders within three months of the date of appeal. The appellate authority may pass order confirming, enhancing, reducing or setting aside the penalty or remitting the case to the authority which imposed the penalty or to any other authority with such direction as it may deem fit in the circumstances of the case.
Provided that if enhanced penalty which the appellate authority proposes to impose is a major penalty specified in clauses (e) (f), (g) or (h) of regulation 27 and an inquiry as provided in regulation 29 has not already been held in the case, the appellate authority shall direct that such inquiry be held in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 29 and thereafter consider the record of the inquiry and pass such orders as it may deem proper. If the appellate authority decides to enhance the punishment but an enquiry has already been held as provided in Regulation 29, the appellate authority shall issue a show-cause notice to the employee as to why the enhanced penalty should not be imposed upon him. The appellate authority shall pass final order after taking into account the representation, if any, submitted by the employee.
Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, no appeal shall lie against an order made by the authority.