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Assistance through the trial.- (1) The Litigation Conducting Officer shall regularly watch the progress of the case and provide the Law Officer concerned with all necessary documents, files, evidence and assistance so as to facilitate effective conduct of the case. He shall personally attend the Court and assist the Law Officer in the trial of the case. If for any valid reason however he is unable to attend personally, he may on his own responsibility with the permission of his official superior depute a responsible officer who is thoroughly conversant with the facts of the case and who is capable of giving adequate and necessary instructions to the Law Officer for effectively prosecuting the case. (2) Every Officer of the department concerned whose presence is required by the Law Officer has a duty to go before the Law Officer and furnish information called for by him. The Law Officer shall not hold the departmental officers for any more time than what is reasonably required. By mutual arrangement they may meet at any commonplace including the official chambers of the officer. The Law Officer shall prepare himself for the trial of the case well in advance and shall not seek adjournment of the case without proper excuse. (3) The Departmental Secretary and the Head of the Department shall ensure that the Litigation Conducting Officers discharge their functions effectively and diligently and in the best interest of the Government. Either or both of them may issue such instructions as each of them may consider necessary, including the steps to be taken in the event of change of the Litigation Conducting Officer. As soon as a new Litigation Conducting Officer takes over, his name and address shall be intimated to the Law Officer and the Law Secretary.