(1) Any person or clinical establishment, if aggr ieved by the dec i s ion of the au thor i ty may f i l e an appea l in Form–"APL" to the State council within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order along with a fee of ` 5,000.
(2) After receipt of the appeal, the State Council shall fix time and date for hearing and inform the same to the appellant and others concerned by a registered letter giving at least 15 days time for hearing of the case.
(3) The appellant may represent by himself or by authorised person or by a legal practitioner and submit the relevant documentary material if any in support of the appeal.
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(4) The State Council shall hear all the concerned, receive the relevant oral/documentary evidence submitted by them, consider the appeal and communicate its decision preferably within 90 days from the date of filing the appeal.
(5) If the State Council consider that an interim order is necessary in the matter, it may pass such an order, pending final disposal of the appeal.
(6) The State Council will have the authority to stay the operation of the order of the district authority till such time as it deems necessary.
(7) The decision of the State Council shall be final and binding.
(8) If no appeal is filed against the decision of the registering authority (i.e.) within 30 days from the date of receipt of the order, the orders of the authority shall be final.
(9) The penalty fees and appeal fees collected by the authorities shall be deposited by the authority concerned in a nationalised bank account opened in the name of the official designation of the ‘Puducherry Council For Clinical Establishments’ concerned and shall be utilised by the Council and authority for the activities connected with the implementation of the provisions of the Act as approved by the Council.