Section 14 — Appeals.

14. Appeals.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Controlling Authority refusing the licence 

under sub-section (4) of section 7 or renewal under sub-section (3) of section 8 or order of suspension of 

licence under sub-section (2) of section 13 or cancellation of licence under sub-section (1) of that section, 

may prefer an appeal against that order to the Home Secretary of the State Government within a period of 

sixty days of the date of such order: 

Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the said period of sixty days if the 

appellant satisfies the State Government that he has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within 

that period. 

(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form as may be prescribed and shall be 

accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against. 

(3) Before disposing of an appeal, the State Government shall give the appellant a reasonable 

opportunity of being heard.