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Appeals:- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section(2), an appeal shall lie,— (a) from every decision or order made under the sections of the Act and Rules made there under by Milk Inspector to the Authorized 15 officer of the concerned district; (b) from every decision or order made by the Authorized officer to the Milk Commissioner; (c) From every decision given by the Milk Commissioner to the Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Special Chief Secretary, AHDD&F Department. (2) Every such appeal shall be preferred within sixty days from the date on which the impugned order was made: Provided that the appellate authority may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the said period of sixty days, permit the appellant to prefer the appeal within a further period of sixty days. (3) On receipt of any such appeal, the appellate authority shall, after giving the parties to appeal, a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after making such inquiry as it deems proper, make such order, as it may think fit, confirming, modifying or reversing the decision or order appealed against or may send back the case with such direction as it may think fit for a fresh decision or order after taking additional evidence, if necessary. (4)Every appeal shall be preferred on payment of such fees, as may be prescribed. (5)The Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Special Chief Secretary, may on its own motion or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any proceeding including a proceeding in appealing which any decision or order has been made, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of such decision or order and may pass such orders there on as it may think fit: Provided that no decision or order shall be varied under this sub- section so as to prejudicially affect any person unless such person has been given reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.