law: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
  16. Appeals.-
  1.  
  
    Any
  
  senior citizen or a parent, as the case may be, aggrieved by an order of a
  
  Tribunal may, within sixty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to
  
  the Appellate Tribunal :
  Provided
  
  that 
  
  on appeal, the children or relative who is required to pay any amount in terms
  
  of such maintenance order shall continue to pay to such parent the amount so
  
  ordered, in the manner directed by the Appellate Tribunal:
  Provided
  
  further that 
  
  the Appellate Tribunal may, entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said
  
  period of sixty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by
  
  sufficient cause from preferring the appeal in time.
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  2.  
  
    On
  
  receipt of an appeal, the Appellate Tribunal shall, cause a notice to be served
  
  upon the respondent.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Appellate Tribunal may call for the record of proceedings from the Tribunal
  
  against whose order the appeal is preferred.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Appellate Tribunal may, after examining the appeal and the records called for
  
  either allow or reject the appeal.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  Appellate Tribunal shall, adjudicate and decide upon the appeal filed against
  
  the order of the Tribunal and the order of the Appellate Tribunal shall be
  
  final:
  Provided
  
  that 
  
  no appeal shall be rejected unless an opportunity has been given to both the
  
  parties of being heard in person or through a duly authorised representative.
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  6.  
  
    The
  
  Appellate Tribunal shall make an endeavour to pronounce its order in writing
  
  within one month of the receipt of an appeal.
  7.  
  
    A
  
  copy of every order made under sub-section (5) shall be sent to both the
  
  parties free of cost.