(1) The appeal hearing court shall complete the
hearing of appeal within six months after the date of receipt of the
case-file from the lower court.
(2) If, while hearing the appeal pursuant to sub-section (1),
the appeal hearing court considers that the decision made by the
lower court is reasonable and does not suffer any substantial
difference, it may dismiss the appeal, by recording its reasons for
doing so.
(3) If, except for the dismissal of the appeal plea pursuant
to sub-section (2), it appears that the pleas of the appeal should be
heard, the appeal hearing court shall, setting out the reasons for the
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same, appoint the date for appearance for the hearing of the appeal
and give a notice to the respondent to rebut the pleas of appeal.
(4) In giving a notice referred to in sub-section (3), a notice
of fifteen days shall be given, also accompanied by a copy of the
memorandum of appeal.
(5) A person who has obtained a notice pursuant to sub-section
(3) may submit defense in writing to defend himself or herself and
rebut the pleas of appeal, within the period specified by the court.
(6) The defense in writing to be submitted to the court pursuant
to sub-section (5) shall be in the form set forth in Schedule-46.
(7) Upon hearing the appeal pursuant to sub-section (3), the
court shall decide the appeal.