Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
51.Appeal.-
Any person aggrieved by the imposition of any
penalty under section 50 may prefer an appeal----
(a) where the penalty has been imposed by the
Director-General, to the Central Government;
(b) where the penalty has been imposed by the
Chief Inspector, to the State Government, within a period of three months from
the date of communication to such person of the imposition of such penalty:
Provided that the Central Government or the State Government, as the
case may be, may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by
sufficient cause from preferring an appeal within the aforesaid period of three
months, allow such appeal to be preferred within a further period of three
months.
(2) The appellant authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of
being heard, if he so desires, and after making such further inquiry, if any,
it may consider necessary, pass such order as it thinks fit confirming,
modifying or reversing the order appealed against or may send back the case
with such directions as it may think fit for a fresh decision.