§ 511. Proceedings to review. The action of the commissioner in
refusing to grant or renew a license, or in revoking or suspending a
license, or in conditioning or limiting the granting or renewal of a
license, may be reviewed in the manner provided by article seventy-eight
of the civil practice law and rules, and the decision of the
commissioner shall be final unless within four months from the date of
service thereof upon the party affected thereby a court proceeding is
instituted to review such action. The pleadings upon which such review
proceeding is instituted shall be served in the manner specified in the
civil practice law and rules, unless a different manner of service is
provided in an order to show cause granted by the supreme court.