Water (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Section - 28 - Appeals
Appeals.28. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the State Board under section 25, section 26 or section 27 may, within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to such authority (hereinafter referred to as the appellate authority) as the State Government may think fit to constitute :Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days if such authority is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.[(2) An appellate authority shall consist of a single person or three persons, as the State Government may think fit, to be appointed by that Government.](3) The form and manner in which an appeal may be preferred under sub-section (1), the fees payable for such appeal and the procedure to be followed by the appellate authority shall be such as may be prescribed.(4) On receipt of an appeal preferred under sub-section (1), the appellate authority shall, after giving the appellant and the State Board an opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.(5) If the appellate authority determines that any condition imposed, or the variation of any condition, as the case may be, was unreasonable, then—.... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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