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1 [19A.Hearing of appeal
An appeal filed before the State Commission or the NationalCommission shall be heard as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shallbe made to finally dispose of the appeal within a period of ninety days fromthe date of its admission:
Provided that no adjournment shall be ordinarilygranted by the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be,unless sufficient cause is shown and the reasons for grant of adjournment havebeen recorded in writing by such Commission:
Provided further that the State Commission or theNational Commission, as the case may be, shall make such orders as to the costsoccasioned by the adjournment as may be provided in the regulations made underthis Act:
Provided also that in the event of an appeal beingdisposed of after the period so specified, the State Commission or the NationalCommission, as the case may be, shall record in writing the reasons for thesame at the time of disposing of the said appeal.]
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1.Inserted by Act 62 of 2002, section 17 (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).