Section 31:
Appeals to the High Court.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the
Registrar under this Act, or the rules made thereunder, may prefer an appeal to the 1[High Court] within
three months from the date on which the order or decision sought to be appealed against is communicated
to such person preferring the appeal.
(2) No appeal shall be admitted if it is preferred after the expiry of the period specified under
sub-section (1):
Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the period specified therefore, if the
appellant satisfies the 1[High Court] that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the
specified period.
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Notes:
1.Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for “Appellate Board” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
2.Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 22 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).