(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Director or the District Magistrate or the Sub-divisional Magistrate under section 28 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, appeal in such manner and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed,— •
(a) to the State Government, if the order is passed by the Director, or
(b) to the Commissioner of the Division, if the order is passed by the District Magistrate, or
(c) to the District Magistrate, if the order is passed by the Sub-divisional Magistrate :
Provided that the State Government or the Commissioner of the Division or the District Magistrate, as the case may be, may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if the State Government or the Commissioner of the Division or the District Magistrate is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient causo from filing the appeal in time.
(2) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the State Government or the Commissioner of the Division or the District Magistrate, as the case may be, shall, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible and the decision of the State Government or the Commissioner of the Division or the District Magistrate thereon shall be final.
33. Every member, including the President and the Secretary, and every officer or other employee, of a market committee shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.