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Railways Act, 2008

Section 40: (1) The Authority shall (a) acknowledge receipt of the application, and (b) within a period of not more than one hundred and twenty days of receipt of the application, inform the applicant in writing of the decision of the Authority. (2) The Authority shall grant a licence to the applicant where it is satisfied that the railway operation in respect of which the application is made is technically suitable for the service intended to be rendered. (3) The Authority may refuse to grant an application, where there are compelling reasons founded on technical or economic grounds, national security, public safety or other reasonable justification for doing so. (4) Where the Authority refuses to grant an application, the reason shall be communicated to the applicant within fourteen days after the decision. (5) A person whose application for a licence is refused may apply to the Railway Complaints, Appeals and Review Panel established under section 100 for a review of the decision.

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