(1) The stipulated time may start from the date when required application is submitted to the designated officer or to a person subordinate to him authorized to receive the application in such manner as may be prescribed in rule. Such application shall be duly acknowledged.
(2) The designated officer on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) shall within the stipulated time either directly provide the service or through an officer duly authorized by him or reject the application and in case of rejection of application, shall record the reasons in writing and intimate to the applicant, the information about the period of making appeal against the decision and all the details of the competent officer to whom the first appeal lies.