law: The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
  50. Appeals.-
  1.  Subject
  
  to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal shall lie,-
  a.   from every decision
  
  or order under sections 15 to 20, section 22, section 25, sections 27 to 39,
  
  section 41 or any rule made under sub-section (3) of section 52 by the legal
  
  metrology officer appointed under section 13, to the Director;
  b.   from every decision
  
  or order made by the Director of Legal Metrology under sections 15 to 20,
  
  section 22, section 25, sections 27 to 39, section 41 or any rule made under
  
  sub-section (3) of section 52, to the Central Government or any officer
  
  specially authorised in this behalf by that Government;
  c.   from every decision
  
  given by the Controller of Legal Metrology under delegated powers of Director
  
  Legal Metrology to the Central Government;
  d.   from every decision
  
  given or order made under sections 15 to 18, sections 23 to 25, sections 27 to
  
  37, sections 45 to 47 or any rule made under sub-section (3) of section 52 by
  
  any legal metrology officer appointed under section 14, to the Controller; and
  e.   from every decision
  
  given or order made by the Controller under sections 15 to 18, sections 23 to
  
  25, sections 27 to 37, sections 45 to 47 or any rule made under sub-section (3)
  
  of section 52 not being an order made in appeal under clause (d), to the State Government
  
  or any officer specially authorised in this behalf by that Government.
  1.  
  2.  
  
    Every
  
  such appeal shall be preferred within sixty days from the date on which the
  
  impugned order was made: 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.
  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
  
  Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, 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.