Section 20:
Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal.
(1) Save as provided in sub-section (2), any person
aggrieved by an order made, or deemed to have been made, by a Tribunal under this Act, may prefer an
appeal to an Appellate Tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter.
(2) No appeal shall lie to the Appellate Tribunal from an order made by a Tribunal with the consent of
the parties.
(3) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be filed within a period of 1[thirty days] from the date on
which a copy of the order made, or deemed to have been made, by the Tribunal is received by him and it
shall be in such form and be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Appellate Tribunal may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of
1[thirty days] if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing it within that period.
(4) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), 2[ or under sub-section (1) of section 181 of the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016)] the Appellate Tribunal may, after giving the parties
to the appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders thereon as it thinks fit, confirming,
modifying or setting aside the order appealed against.
(5) The Appellate Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties to the appeal and
to the concerned Tribunal.
(6) The appeal filed before the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) shall be dealt with by it as
expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the appeal finally within six
months from the date of receipt of the appeal.
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 44 of 2016, s. 34, for "forty-five days" (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
2 Ins. by Act 31 of 2016, s. 249 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 1-12-2019).