Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Section - 6C - Appeal
Appeal
6C. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of confiscation under section 6A may, within one month from the date of the communication to him of such order, appeal to any judicial authority appointed by the State Government concerned and the judicial authority shall, after giving an opportunity to the appellant to be heard, pass such order as it make think fit, confirming, modifying or annulling the order appealed against.
(2) Where an order under section 6A is modified or annulled by [such judicial authority], or where in a prosecution instituted for the contravention of the order in respect of which an order of confiscation has been made under section 6A, the person concerned is acquitted, and in either case it is not possible for any reason to [return the essential commodity seized], [such person shall, except as provided by sub-section (3) of section 6A, be paid] the price therefor [as if the essential commodity] had been sold to the government with reasonable interest calculated from the day of the seizure of [the essential commodity] [and such price shall be determined-
| (i) | - | in the case of foodgrains, edible oilseeds or edible oils, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3B) of section 3; |
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