Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(a) An appeal under section 11 shall be preferred within 9[sixty days] months from the date of service of notice under 10[section 9 or 10,] provided that the time taken to obtain a copy of the decision and of the map shall not be included in the period of 9[sixty days] allowed for appeal. (b) No appeal preferred after the expiry of the said period shall be admitted provided that the appellate authority may admit an appeal after the expiry of the said period on his being satisfied that the appellant had good and sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within such period. Explanation:- The fact that notice under 10[section 9 or 10] was not served personally on the appellant shall be deemed to be good and sufficient cause within the meaning of the above proviso.