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the appellant relies; shall not contain any disrespectful or improperlanguage, and shall be complete in itself.19. SUBMISSION OF APPEALSEvery appeal shall be submitted to the authority which made theorder appealed against:Provided that if such authority is not the head of the office in whichthe appellant may be serving, or if he is not in service, the head of the officein which he was last serving, or is not subordinate to the head of such office,the appeal shall be submitted to the head of such office who shall forward itforthwith to the said authority;Provided further that copy of the appeal may be submitted direct tothe appellate authority.20. WITHHOLDING OF APPEALS(1) The authority which made the order appealed against may withholdthe appeal if -(i) it is an appeal against an order from which no appeallies; or(ii) it does not comply with any of the provision of rule 18;or(iii) it is not submitted within the period specified in rule 17and no cause is shown for the delay; or(iv) it is a repetition of an appeal already decided and nonew facts or circumstances are adduced:Provided that an appeal withheld on the ground only that itdoes not comply with the provisions of rule 18 shall be returned to theappellant and , if re-submitted within one month thereof aftercompliance with the said provisions, shall not be withheld.(2) Where an appeal is withheld, the appellant shall be informed of thefact and the reasons whereof.(3) At the commencement of each quarter a list of the appeals withheldby any authority during the previous quarter, together with thereasons for withholding them, shall be furnished by that authority tothe appellate authority.Page 359 of 359