(1) Any person, whose application has been rejected under sub-section (4) of section 5, or who does not receive public service within the specified time limit, or where the public service received by him is deficient in any manner, may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority, within a period of thirty days from the date of such rejection or expiry of the specified time limit or receipt of deficient service, as the case may be:
Provided that the Appellate Authority may entertain, hear and dispose off an appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
(2) The Appellate Authority shall dispose of the appeal preferred under sub-section (1) within a period of forty-five days from the date of presentation of the appeal.
(3) The Appellate Authority may direct the designated officer to provide the public service within such time as it may specify but not more than the time specified in the notification or to remove the deficiency in public service provided to the appellant or to pass such other order, including rejection of the appeal, as it may deem fit:
Provided that before passing any order under sub-section (3), the Appellate Authority shall provide an opportunity of being heard to the appellant as well as to the designated officer.