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- (1) An appeal shall lie from every order of the estate officer made in respect of any public premises under sections or section to appellate officer who shall be the District Judge of the district in which public premises are situate or such other Judicial Officer in that district of less than ten years standing, as the District Judge may designate in this behalf (2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred - (a) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 5, with days from the date of the publication of the order under sub-section (1) of that section; and (b) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 7 fifteen days from the date on which the order is communicates appellant: Provided that the appellate officer may entertain the appeal: expiry of the said period of fifteen days, if he is satisfied that the was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. (3) Where an appeal is preferred from an order of the estate, of appellate officer may stay the enforcement of that order for such period and on such conditions as he deems fit. (4) Every appeal under this section shall be disposed of by the appellate officer as expeditiously as possible. (5) The costs of any appeal under this section shall be in the discretion of the appellate Officer.