29. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person aggrieved by any order passed or direction issued by the Competent Authority may appeal to the Commissioner of the division, or such other officer or court as may be notified in this behalf by the State Government, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order or direction.
(2) Every appeal under this Act shall be made by petitions in writing accompanied by a copy of the order or directions appealed against.
(3) Where an appeal is preferred under this Act the appellate Authority may stay enforcement of the order passed or direction issued by the Competent Authority for such time and on such conditions as may be deemed fit.
(4) In hearing and deciding an appeal under this Act, the Appellate court shall have all the powers and the privileges of a civil court and follow the procedure for the hearing and disposal of appeals laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(5) Where under the provisions of this Act an appeal lies to the District Judge, the District Judge may either hear the appeal himself or transfer it for hearing to any Civil Judge subordinate to him.
(6) The State Government may at any time either on its own motion or on application made to it in this behalf, call for the record of any case disposed of by the Competent Authority or any other person, authority, officer or Court under the Act or the rules made thereunder, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any order passed or direction issued and may pass such order or issue such direction in relation thereto as it may think fit ;
Provided that the State Government shall not pass an order prejudicial to any person without affording such person a reasonable opportunity of being heard.