(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision, order made, action taken by the Watershed Water Resources Committee, Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti or urban local bodies under this Act may, within a period of sixty days from the date on which the action is taken or the decision or order is communicated to him and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, prefer such an appeal to the District Authority:
Provided that, the District Authority may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of sixty days, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within time.
(2) If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision of the District Authority under sub-section (1), within a period of sixty days from the date on which the decision is communicated to him and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, prefer an appeal against the order of the District Authority to the State Authority and the decision of the State Authority shall be final.
(3) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1) or (2), the District Authority or the State Authority shall, as the case may be, after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.