(1) Any person, whose application is rejected under sub-section (2) of section 5 or who is not provided the service within the stipulated time limit, may file an appeal to the Appellate Officer within thirty days from the date of rejection of application or the expiry of the stipulated time limit:
Provided that the Appellate Officer may admit the appeal even after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
(2) The Appellate Officer may order the Designated Officer to provide the service within the specified period or may reject the appeal.
(3) A second appeal against decision of the Appellate Officer shall lie to the Reviewing Officer within sixty days from the date on which the decision was made-
Provided that the Reviewing Officer may admit the second appeal after the expiry of the period of sixty days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
(4) (a) The Reviewing Officer may order the Designated Officer to provide the service within such period as he may specify or may reject the second appeal.
(b) Along with the order to provide service, the Reviewing Officer may impose penalty according to the provisions of section 7 of this Act.
(5) (a) If the Designated Officer does not comply sub-section (1) of section 5, then the applicant aggrieved from such non-compliance may submit an application directly to the Appellate Officer and the application shall be disposed of in the manner of first appeal.
(b) If the Designated Officer does not comply with the order of providing the service under sub-section (2) of section 6, then the applicant aggrieved from such non-compliance may submit an application directly to the Reviewing Officer and the application shall be disposed of in the manner of second appeal.
(6) The Appellate Officer and the Reviewing Officer shall while deciding an appeal under this section, have the same powers as are vested in civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in respect of the following 5 of 1908.
matters, namely:—
(a) requiring the production and inspection of documents;
(b) issuing summons for hearing to the Designated Officer and appellant;
and
(c) any other matter which may be prescribed.