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(I) At the hearing of an appeal, an appellant may be allowed to go into any ground not specified in the grounds of appeal or tak~ additional evidence if necessary, if it is established that such omission was not wilfui'~r unreasonable. (2) The Appellate authority may after~~g such further inquiry as may be ne~ssary, pass such order, as he thinks !it, just and proper, conflrmlng, modifying or apnulling the decision or order, as the ca~ may be. -;~' . . . (3) 'The appeal shall be heard and decidedwithin a period of six months from the date on which such appeal is filed: . Provided that if an appeal is not decided-within the period specified, the reJiefprayed for in the appeal shall be deemed to have beengranted: