law: Electricity Act, 2003
  127. Appeal to
  
  appellate authority.-
  1.     
  
    Any
  
  person aggrieved by a final order made under section 126 may, within thirty
  
  days of the said order, prefer an appeal in such form, verified in such manner
  
  and be accompanied by such fee as may be specified by the State Commission, to
  
  an appellate authority as may be prescribed.
  2.     
  
    No
  
  appeal against an order of assessment under sub-section (1) shall be
  
  entertained unless an amount equal to *[half] of the assessed amount is
  
  deposited in cash or by way of bank draft with the licensee and documentary
  
  evidence of such deposit has been enclosed along with the appeal.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  appellate authority referred to in sub-section (1) shall dispose of the appeal
  
  after hearing the parties and pass appropriate order and send copy of the order
  
  to the assessing officer and the appellant.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  order of the appellate authority referred to in sub-section (1) passed under
  
  sub-section (3) shall be final.
  5.     
  
    No
  
  appeal shall lie to the appellate authority referred to in sub-section (1)
  
  against the final order made with the consent of the parties.
  6.     
  
    When
  
  a person defaults in making payment of assessed amount, he, in addition to the
  
  assessed amount shall be liable to pay, on the expiry of thirty days from the
  
  date of order of assessment, an amount of interest at the rate of sixteen per
  
  cent. per annum compounded every six months.