Section 7. Appeals.

(1) An appeal shall lie from every order of the competent authority, made in respect of any Government premises, under section 4 or section 5 to an appellate officer who shall be the District Judge of the district in which the Government premises are situate, or such other judicial officer in that district, being, a judicial officer of not less than ten years standing, as the District Judge may designate in this behalf. (2) An appeal under sub-section (1) shall be preferred- (a) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 4, within thirty days from the date of the service of the notice relating to the order under sub-section (1) of that section; and (b) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 5, within thirty days from the date of the service of the notice relating to the order under sub-section (1) or (2) of that section, as the case may be : Provided that the appellate officer may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. (3) Where an appeal is preferred from an order of the competent authority, the appellate officer may stay the enforcement of that order for such period, and on such conditions as he deems fit. (4) Every appeal under this section shall be disposed of by the appellate officer as expeditiously as possible. (5) For the purposes of this section, 1[Brihan Mumbai] shall be deemed to be a district and the Principal Judge of the City Civil Court, Bombay shall be deemed to be the District Judge of the district.