law: Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985
  69. Appeals.-
  1.  Subject
  
  to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal shall lie--
  a.   from every decision
  
  given or order made under Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII,
  
  Chapter IX or Chapter X of this Act, by--
   
  
   i.  
  
    an
  
  Inspector, or
   
  
   ii.  
  
    an
  
  Additional Controller, to the Controller; and
  b.   From every decision
  
  given or order made by the Controller under Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII,
  
  Chapter VIII, Chapter IX or Chapter X of this Act, not being a decision made in
  
  appeal under clause (a), to the State Government or any officer specially
  
  authorised in this behalf by that Government.
  2.  Every
  
  such appeal shall be preferred within sixty days from the date of the decision
  
  or order appealed against:
  Provided that 
  
  the appellate authority may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was
  
  prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the said period
  
  of sixty days, permit the appellant to prefer the appeal within a further
  
  period of sixty days.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  On
  
  receipt of any such appeal, the appellate authority shall, after giving the
  
  parties to the appeal, a reasonable opportunity of being heard and after making
  
  such inquiry as it deems proper, make such order, as it may think fit,
  
  confirming, modifying or reversing the decision or order appealed against, or
  
  may send back the case with such direction as it may think fit for a fresh
  
  decision or order after taking additional evidence, if necessary.
  4.    Every
  
  appeal shall be preferred on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.
  5. The
  
  State Government may, on its own motion or otherwise, call for and examine the
  
  record of any proceeding (including a proceeding in appeal) in which any
  
  decision or order has been made, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the
  
  correctness, legality or propriety of such decision or order and may pass such
  
  orders thereon as it may think fit:
  Provided that 
  
  no decision or order shall be varied under this sub-section so as to
  
  prejudicially affect any person unless such person has been given a reasonable
  
  opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.