24 Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 (b) the failure to obtain a decision on any appeal made within the time specified for giving the same under section 31(3), may within two months of the expiry of the period so specified, may appeal against that decision or the failure, to the Commission and the Commission may within thirty days of the receipt of such appeal affirm, vary or reverse the decision appealed against and forward the request back to the information officer concerned for necessary action. (2) The Commission may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of two months if the commission is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by a reason beyond his or her control from filing the appeal in time. (3) The Commission shall give reasons for its decisions in writing, to the appellant, the information officer and the public authority concerned. (4) On appeal, the burden of proof shall be on the public authority to show that it acted in compliance with this Act in processing a request. Appeal may be made on behalf of an aggrieved party. 33. Where the aggrieved party is unable due to any reason to make an appeal under section 31 or section 32, as the case may be, such appeal may be made by a person duly authorized in writing by the aggrieved party to prefer the same. Appeals to the Court of Appeal. 34. (1) A citizen or public authority who is aggrieved by the decision of the Commission made under section 32, may appeal against such decision to the Court of Appeal within one month of the date on which such decision was communicated to such citizen or public authority. (2) Until rules are made under Article 136 of the Constitution pertaining to appeals under this section, the rules made under that Article pertaining to an application by way of revision to the Court of Appeal, shall apply in respect of every appeal made under subsection (1) of this section.