Appeal

Section 52 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 deals with appeal. Any person, aggrieved by any determination of [fair and equitable sharing of benefits or order or direction] of the National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board under this Act, may file an appeal to the High Court within thirty days from the date of communication to him, of the dete The Act came into force on 01 Oct 2003.

Any person, aggrieved by any determination of ¹[fair and equitable sharing of benefits or order or direction] of the National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board under this Act, may file an appeal to the High Court within thirty days from the date of communication to him, of the determination or order of the National Biodiversity Authority or the State Biodiversity Board, as the case may be:

Provided that the High Court may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within the said period, allow it to be filed within a further period not exceeding sixty days.

²[Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall apply on and from the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010):

Provided also that any appeal pending before the High Court, before the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010), shall continue to be heard and disposed of by the High Court as if the National Green Tribunal had not been established under section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.]

Section 52, The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Act 18 of 2003).