Application/claim petition for compensation

(1) Every application/Claim Petition for compensation shall be filed before the Claims Tribunal in such form and manner as may be prescribed. (2) All applications, before the claims Tribunal, other than application mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be stamped with a court fee stamp prescribed by the State Government from time to time. Process fee in the form of court-fee stamp shall, as may be decided by the State Government from time to time, be paid for each witness or party summoned. (3) An application under this section shall be presented before the Claims Tribunal by the petitioner unless he is prevented by sufficient cause and in such case the application may be presented by his authorized agent/pleader.