Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
A licence issued or renewed under this Act shall not be saleable or other- Licences neither saleable nor tra- nsferable. Appeals. Levy of fees. wise transferable. (1) (a) Subject to thc pmv!s!ons 01' sub-section (2), an appeal shall lie - from every decision under Chapter V, VI, Vl!, VIII or IX of this Act, of - (i) an Inspector; (ii) an additional Controller, to the Controller; and (b) from every decision of the Controller under Chapter V, VI, V lI, VIII or IX of this Act, not being a decision made in appeal vnder clause (a), to thc State Government of any officer specially authorised in this behalf by the Government. (2) Every such appeal shall be preferred within sixty days form the date of the decision appealed against: Provided that the appellate authority may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from prefelTing the appeal within the said period of sixty days, permit the appealiant to prefer the appeal within a further period of sixty days. (3) On receipt of any such appeal, the appellate nuthorit y shall, after giving the parties to the appeal a reasonable opportunity of being he,'ld and after l1nkillg such inquiry as it deems proper, make such order, as it may think fit, confirming, mo- difying or reversing the decision appealed against, or may send back the case with such direction as it may think fit for fresh decision after taking additional evidence, if nece- ssary. (4) Every appeal shall be preferred on payment of such fees, not excee- ding twenty-five rupees, as may be prescribed. (5) The State Government m"y on its own motion or otherwise call for and examine the record of any proceeding (including <.\ proceeding in appeal) in which any decision or order has been made, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correc- tness, legality or propriety of such decision or order and may pass such orders thereon as it may think fit: Provided that no decision or order shall be varied under this sub-section so as to prejudicially affect any person unless such person has been given reasonable oppor- tunity of showing cause against the proposed action.