(iii)
An order shall not be modified or reversed unless reasonable opportunity of
being heard has been given to the parties affected;
(iv)
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub rules, the Authority,
while deciding a review petition may seek comments from designated
department, requiring it to submit its rejoinder or report within three working
days to show as to why the order of the Authority in question shall not be
modified reversed or recalled;
(v)
The applicant shall be informed of any deficiency in the review who shall
remove the deficiency within the given period in writing and in case of failure
to remove the deficiency the review application shall be treated as not having
been filed.
(3)
The Authority shall decide the review application within thirty working days
after conducting hearing and pass its decision in writing.
12.
Appeal.- An appeal against the decision of the Authority in review shall lie before the
High Court within thirty days of the order of the Authority.
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13.
Adjournment of Hearing. – The Authority may for its own reasons or on the written
request received at least one (01) working day prior to the date fixed by either party to the
hearing may adjourn the hearing to another reasonable date considering the timeline for
disposal of the matter.
14.
Ex-Parte Proceedings.- The Authority may pass an ex-parte order in case the
Complainant or the applicant, as the case may be, fails to attend the hearing.
15.
Directions of the Authority. – All directives, guidelines and orders issued by the
Authority in pursuance of these Rules shall be binding.
16.
Public Education and Awareness.- The Authority may take such preventive measures
/ steps for the awareness to public at large through advertisement, print and electronic media
within thirty (30) days of the publication of these Rules on the matters relating to removal and
blocking of unlawful Online Content over internet.
17.
Facilitation and guidance of the general public.- (1) The Authority shall establish an
information desk at each of its zonal and regional offices as well as headquarter and also
establish a toll-free telephone helpline for facilitation and guidance of the general public.
(2)
The Authority shall also provide guidance for filing of complaints directly to
the service providers including Social Media Companies against any misuse or abuse of such
platforms.
(3)
The Authority shall designate an officer not below the rank of BS-17 or
equivalent at its regional offices as well as headquarter for guiding the general public with
respect to the procedure for filling of complaints and receiving the complaints under these
rules.