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Appeal :– (1) Any person, whose application for obtaining service is rejected under sub-section (2) of Section 4 or who is not provided with the service within the given time limit, may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order of rejection of application or the expiry of the given time limit, as the case may be, prefer an appeal before such authority as may be notified by the Government and in such form as may be prescribed : Provided that the Appellate Authority may admit the appeal after expiry of the period of thirty days which can be further extended for a period not exceeding ninety days thereafter, if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal in time : Provided further that, resorting to the provision of this Act shall not be a bar to the applicant to pursue his remedy available under the law in relation to the said service. 3 (2) The Appellate Authority, if so satisfied, may, within a period of thirty days from the date of filing of appeal, by order, direct the Designated Officer to provide the service within the time limit mentioned in the order. (3) The Appellate Authority shall dispose of the applications in the same manner as the applications received under section 11 are disposed of.