law: Arms Act, 1959
  18. Appeals-
  (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the
  
  licensing authority refusing to grant a license or varying the conditions of a
  
  license or by an order of the licensing authority is subordinate, suspending or
  
  revoking a license may prefer an appeal against that order to such authority
  
  (hereinafter referred to as the appellate authority) and within such period as
  
  may be prescribed:
  Provided that no appeal shall lie against any
  
  order made by, or under the direction of the Government.
  1. No appeal shall be admitted if it is
  
  preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed therefor :
  
  
  Provided that an appeal may be admitted after
  
  the expiry of the period prescribed therefore if the appellant satisfies the
  
  appellate authority that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal
  
  within that period.
  (3) The period prescribed for an appeal shall
  
  be computer in accordance with the provision of the Indian Limitation Act, 1908
  
  (9 of 1908), with respect to the computation of periods of limitation  thereunder .
  (4) Every appeal under this section shall be
  
  made by a petition in writing ahs shall be accompanied by a brief statement of
  
  the reasons for the order appealed against where such statement has been
  
  furnished to the appellant and by such fee as may be prescribed.
  (5) In disposing of an appeal the appellate
  
  authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed :
  Provided that no appeal shall be disposed of
  
  unless the appellant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  (6) The order appealed against shall, unless
  
  the appellate authority conditionally or unconditionally directs otherwise, be
  
  in force pending the disposal of the appeal against such order.
  (7) Every order of the appellate authority confirming, modifying or reversing the order appealed against shall be final.