law: Passports Act, 1967
  11. Appeals
  (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the
  
  passport authority under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section
  
  5 or clause (b) of the proviso to section 7 or sub-section (1), or sub-section
  
  (3) of section 10 or by an order under sub-section (6) of section 10 of the
  
  authority to whom the passport authority is subordinate, 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 the Central Government.
  (2) 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 therefor 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 computed in accordance with the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963, (36
  
  of 1963) with respect to the computation of the periods of limitation
  
  thereunder.
  (4) Every appeal under this section shall be
  
  made by a petition in writing and shall be accompanied by a copy of the
  
  statement of the reasons for the order appealed against where such copy has
  
  been furnished to the appellant and 6[by such fee as may be prescribed for
  
  meeting the expenses that may be incurred in calling for relevant records and
  
  for connected services]
  (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 representing
  
  his case.
  (6) Every order of the appellate authority
  
  confirming, modifying or reversing the order appealed against shall be final.