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EXPLANATION:"Quarter" means a period of three months commencing on the first ofJanuary, the first of April, the first of July and the first of October of eachyear.21. TRANSMISSION OF APPEALS:(1) The authority which made the order appealed against shall, withoutany avoidable delay, transmit to the appellate authority every appealwhich is not withheld under rule 20, together with its commentsthereon and the relevant records.(2) The authority to which the appeal lies may direct transmission to it ofany appeal withheld under rule 20 and thereupon such appeal shallbe transmitted to that authority together with the comments of theauthority withholding the appeal and the relevant records.22. CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS:(1) In the case of an appeal against an order of suspension, the appellateauthority shall consider whether in the light of the provisions of rule 5and having regard to the circumstances of the case the order ofsuspension is justified or not and confirm or revoke the orderaccordingly.(2) In the case of an appeal against an order imposing any of thepenalties specified in rule 6, except those specified in clauses (i) and(ii) the appellate authority shall consider-(a) whether the procedure prescribed in these rules hasbeen complied with and if not, whether such non-compliancehas resulted in violation of any provisions of the constitution orin failure of justice;(b) whether the findings are justified; and(c) whether the penalty imposed is excessive, adequate orinadequate; and pass orders-(ii)(i) Setting aside, reducing, confirming or enhancingthe penalty; orremitting the case to the authority which imposed the penaltyor to any other authority with such direction as it may deem fitin the circumstances of the case;Page 360 of 360