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Appellate jurisdiction of the State Grievance Redressal Committee.—(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the District Grievance Redressal Committee may file an appeal before the State Grievance Redressal Committee, against such decision, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such decision, in such manner and in such form, as may be prescribed: 20 Provided that the State Grievance Redressal Committee may admit an appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not filing appeal within such time. (2) The State Grievance Redressal Committee may call for report from the District Grievance Redressal Committee and the designated officer concerned, and after considering such reports, and after giving an opportunity of being heard to the designated officer and appellant, dispose the appeal within thirty days from the date of submission of the appeal. The decision of the State Grievance Redressal Committee on such appeal shall be final. (3) If any denial or delay with regard to any matter, which comes under the purview of service, as defined in the Act, has come to the notice of the State Grievance Redressal Committee, the Committee may suo moto examine the matter and may pass appropriate orders on it. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the decision taken by the State Grievance Redressal Committee under this section, shall be final and binding on the designated officer. (5) The designated officer concerned shall implement such decision within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of the decision of the State Grievance Redressal Committee and if such officer failed or delayed to implement the decision, he shall be subjected to the penalty as specified in section 13F. (6) The District Grievance Redressal Committee or the State Grievance Redressal Committee, as the case may be, shall have the same powers of a Civil Court while trying a suit under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:— (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person or examining him on oath; (b) discovery and production of documents and deeds; (c) receiving evidence on affidavit; (d) issuing commission for the examination of witnesses.