24. Appeals from orders under Secs. 7, 40 and 48. – (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made under Sec. 7, Sec. 40 or Sec. 48 may prefer an appeal- (a) To the Custodian, where the original order has been passed by a Deputy or Assistant Custodian and the amount or the value of the property which is the subject-matter of the order does not exceed two thousand rupees; (b) To the Custodian-General, in any other case. (1-A) An appeal shall lie to the Customer-General from any order made on appeal by the Custodian under Cl. (a) of sub-section (1) on the ground that the order is contrary to law. (I-B) An appeal under this section shall be made in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed. (2) The Custodian to whom an appeal is preferred under Cl. (a) of sub-section (1) may dispose of it himself or may make it over for disposal to an Additional Custodian or to a Deputy Custodian authorized by the Custodian in writing in this behalf (in this Chapter referred to as the authorized Deputy Custodian): Provided that no appeal from an order of a Deputy Custodian shall be made over for disposal to the authorized Deputy Custodian.
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