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(1) Any person, whose application has been rejected under sub-section (5) of section 5 of the Act or who does not receive the public service within the stipulated time limit or where the public service received by him is deficient in any manner, may prefer an appeal to the first appellate authority, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of order of rejection or on the expiry of the stipulated time limit or on the receipt of deficient service, or if service is not rendered as per sub-section (6) of section 5, as the case may be: Provided that the first appellate authority may admit an appeal filed after the expiry of thirty days, if he is satisfied that the appellant has sufficient cause for not filing the appeal in time. (2) The first appellate authority may direct the designated officer to render the public service or to rectify the deficiency in the public service rendered to the eligible person within such period as specified and not more than the stipulated time limit, and dispose thereof, or reject the appeal after recording the reasons in writing: Provided that before passing an order under sub-section (2), the first appellate authority shall give a reasonable opportunity for being heard to the parties concerned. (3) An appeal filed under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of within a period of thirty days from the date of filing.