The Arunachal Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2022
Rule 6. Appeal under Section 4
Official text
(1) The employer aggrieved by the order of Registering Officer, may appeal against such order before the Appellate Officer appointed by the State Government for such purpose within thirty days from the date of receipt by him of such order, electronically or otherwise.
(2) Where the memorandum of appeal is in order, the Appellate Officer shall admit the appeal, acknowledge it and intimate admission of such appeal, and shall register the appeal in electronic form or otherwise to be kept for the purpose in the form called the register of appeals.
(3) When the appeal has been admitted, the Appellate Officer shall send the notice of the appeal to the Registering Officer, against whose order the appeal has been preferred and the Registering Officer shall thereupon send the records of the case to the Appellate Officer electronically or otherwise.
(4) On receipt of the appeal, the Appellate Officer shall send a notice to the appellant to appear before him on such date and time as may be specified in the notice for the hearing of the appeal electronically or by registered post or speed post.
(5) If on the date fixed for hearing, the appellant does not appear, the Appellate Officer may dismiss the appeal for default of appearance of the appellants by sending the copy of the order to the applicant electronically or otherwise.
(6) Where an appeal has been dismissed, the appellant may apply electronically or otherwise to the Appellate Officer for the restoration of the appeal within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order and if the Appellate Officer is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from appearing, the Appellate Officer shall restore the appeal.
(7) The appeal shall be disposed of within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of appeal. The order of the Appellate Officer shall be communicated electronically or by registered post or speed post to the appellant and copy thereof shall be sent to the Registering Officer against whose order the appeal has been preferred.