(1) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee may prefer an appeal in writing to the Appellate Committee constituted under rule 31 within a period of thirty days from the date of order of the Grievance Redressal Committee in Form III either himself or through his representative.
(2) Any appeal filed after the expiry of the stipulated period sbecified in sub-rule (l) shall not be entertained by the appellate committee :
Provided that the appellate authority may condone the delay if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring an appeal within the stipulated period.
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(3) The Appellate Committee, on receipt of the appeal, shall issue a notice to the parties concerned intimating the date and time of hearing.
The hearing date shall be fixed within thirty days from the date of filing of an appeal.
(4) The Appellate Committee, after hearing both parties shall pass an order in writing, with the reasons for taking the decision, within a period of thirty days from the date on which hearing of both the parties concluded.
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