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Deposit of amount.- (1) The concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government shall intimate the fact of such deposit to the Law Officer concerned, to the Legal Cell and to the Law Department. (2) The fact of such deposit shall be entered by the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government in such form as may be prescribed. (3) The Law Officer shall maintain separate file for each case and shall record in his file the details of the deposit. He shall also preserve copies of all documents petitions and papers filed into the Authority by him and the other side. The concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government shall give him all necessary assistance in the matter: Provided that, no such deposit shall be made by the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government except after obtaining orders from the Law Secretary who shall not pass orders unless he has examined the competency of filing appeal against the order of the Authority. (4) Where in a case decision is taken to prefer appeal against the award the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government is constrained to deposit the enhanced amount in the Authority the Law Officer shall apply to the Authority for an order restraining the party to draw the amount unless he has given adequate security is given for the amount. (5) Where the Law Department decides to prefer an appeal, the Law Officer concerned shall prepare and file appropriate memorandum of appeal urging all available pleas. It shall be the duty of the Law Officer to move the High Court for an order staying the operation of the judgment and award of the Authority even if there is no direction to do so, from the Law Department. Where execution of the award is taken out, before the Government could obtain stay of the Award from the High Court, the concerned Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the Government shall give instructions to the Law Officer to obtain stay of its Award before the Authority. (6) The provisions of Chapter V or as the case may be Chapter VII shall apply mutatis mutandis for prosecuting or defending appeals against the order of the Authority before the High Court and for prosecuting or defending cases before the Supreme Court, respectively. 34 Explanation: For the purpose of this Chapter “Authority” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of section 3 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re- settlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013). CHAPTER IX Cases before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal