Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-25-304: Appeal from denial of reinstatement

(a) If the secretary of state denies a foreign corporation's application for reinstatement following administrative revocation, the secretary of state shall serve the corporation under §§ 48-15-104 and 48-15-105 with a notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.

(b) The corporation may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the chancery court of Davidson County within one (1) month after service of the communication of denial is perfected. The corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of the secretary of state's communication of denial.

(c) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the revoked corporation or may take other action the court considers appropriate.

(d) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.