Section 12. Appeal.

Any person aggrieved by the order of the Licencing Officer under section 10 refusing to grant a licence or under section 11 varying, suspending, cancelling or amending a licence granted may within thirty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the Government to the appellate authority : Provided that the appellate authority may entertain appeal after the expiry of period of thirty days, if the appellant satisfies the appellate authority that he had sufficient cause for not preferring an appeal within such period. (2) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the appellate authority shall after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such order in the appeal as he deems just and proper. (3) In computing a period laid down in sub-section (1), the provisions of 1[the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963)] shall, so far as may be, apply.