HAC Rules 9

Section 9 · Manner of filing appeal to Director against the imposition of minor penalties

(1)

An appeal against an order passed under rule 8 may be preferred in the form of a memorandum signed by the appellant or his pleader and presented to the Director within thirty days of the date of the order. The memorandum shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against (unless appellate authority exempts) and of the enquiry report on which it is founded.

(2)

The memorandum shall set forth the grounds of objection to the order appealed against without the argument or narrative, and such grounds shall be numbered consecutively.

(3)

The appellant shall not, except by the leave of the Director, urge to be heard in support of any ground of objection not set forth in the memorandum of appeal, but the director in deciding the appeal, shall not be confined to the grounds of objection set forth in the memorandum of appeal or submitted with leave of the Director :Provided that the Director shall not base his decision on any other ground unless the party who may affected thereby has had a sufficient opportunity of contesting the case of that ground.

(4)

Where the memorandum of appeal is not drawn up in the prescribed manner, it may be rejected or returned to the appellant for the purpose of being amended within the time to be fixed by the Director or be amended then and there.

(5)

The Director may, after hearing the parties, confirm, vary or reverse the order appealed from or may pass such orders as he deems fit. While passing the orders, the Director shall record its reasons.

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