Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
APPEALS- (1) An appeal shall lie from every order of the Collector made in respect of any religious premises under Section 5 or Section 6 to the Commissioner. (2) An appeal under Sub-section (1) shall be preferred; (a) in the case of an appeal from an order under Section 5, within thirty days from the date of the order and (b) in the case of an appeal from an order under Section 6 within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to the appellant . Provided that the Commissioner may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. (3) Where an appeal is preferred from an order of the Collector, the Commissioner may stay the enforcement of that order for such period and on such conditions as the deems fit. (4) Every appeal under this section shall be disposed of by the Commissioner as expeditiously as possible. The Punjab Religious premises and Land 32 (Eviction And Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 (5) The costs of any appeal under this section shall be in the discretion of the Commissioner.