Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
69. Appeals.-
1. Subject
to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal shall lie--
a. from every decision
given or order made under Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII,
Chapter IX or Chapter X of this Act, by--
i.
an
Inspector, or
ii.
an
Additional Controller, to the Controller; and
b. From every decision
given or order made by the Controller under Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII,
Chapter VIII, Chapter IX or Chapter X of this Act, not being a decision made in
appeal under clause (a), to the State Government or any officer specially
authorised in this behalf by that Government.
2. Every
such appeal shall be preferred within sixty days from the date of the decision
or order appealed against:
Provided that
the appellate authority may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was
prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the said period
of sixty days, permit the appellant to prefer the appeal within a further
period of sixty days.
1.
2.
3. On
receipt of any such appeal, the appellate authority shall, after giving the
parties to the appeal, a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after making
such inquiry as it deems proper, make such order, as it may think fit,
confirming, modifying or reversing the decision or order appealed against, or
may send back the case with such direction as it may think fit for a fresh
decision or order after taking additional evidence, if necessary.
4. Every
appeal shall be preferred on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.
5. The
State Government may, on its own motion or otherwise, call for and examine the
record of any proceeding (including a proceeding in appeal) in which any
decision or order has been made, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the
correctness, 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 a reasonable
opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.