Certain obligations of the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government

It shall be the duty of the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government:

1. (a) to examine as to whether such application is filed within time and is maintainable and to pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible;
2. (b) to assist the Law Officer in the conduct of the case and to get the PWD Officers and other Officers and other witnesses for examination in the Authority;
3. (c) to watch the progress of the case in the Authority and give all necessary assistance to the Law Officer;
4. (d) furnish the entire file in which award has been made, to the Law Officer;
5. (e) In cases where the claimant approaches the Authority under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013),-
   • (i) verify whether such an application is maintainable, whether the allegation made therein are correct;
   • (ii) verify whether he had filed the application under sub-section(1) of section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013 ( Central Act 30 of 2013) within the period of limitation; and
   • (iii) file necessary objections and produce all relevant evidence before the Authority.