(1) The appellate authority may either admit the appeal or after examining the record, may summarily reject it:
Provided that the appellate authority shall not be bound to examine the record where the appeal is time barred or does not lie.
(2) if the appeal is admitted, a date shall be fixed for hearing and notice thereof shall be served on the respondent.
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(3) After hearing the parties; if they appear, the appellate authority may
(a) confirm, vary or reverse the order appealed against;
(b) direct such further investigation to be made or such additional evidence to be taken, as it may think necessary; (c) or itself take such additional evidence;
(c) or remand the case for disposal with such directions as it thinks fit.