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Duties of the Deputy Commissioners.- (1) It shall be the duty of every Deputy Commissioner to keep effective control and watch over the Government Litigation relating to his district irrespective of the department to which it belongs. He shall cause to be maintained individual files in respect of every such case and make necessary arrangements to watch the progress of each such case by entrusting the work to a senior officer of his department. (2) The Deputy Commissioner shall personally supervise the progress made in every case at least once in a month to ensure that the cases are conducted effectively and that all material documents and information are being supplied to the Law Officer. (3) On receipt of the information from the District Government Pleaders, Additional District Government Pleaders and Assistant Government Pleaders under sub-section (2), about the difficulties experienced by them in the conduct of Government Litigation either in preparing the pleading or in making further progress in the case, the Deputy Commissioner shall make necessary arrangements to ensure that the Government Pleaders get necessary instructions 43 from the concerned officers and direct the concerned officers of other departments give all necessary assistance to the Government Pleader. (4) On receipt of the information on the pending execution cases, the Deputy Commissioner shall immediately,- (a) make every necessary effort to ensure that Court decrees are complied with and avoid unnecessary embarrassment of having movables of the Government Offices attached and sold in auction; and (b) inform the Head of the Department concerned about the decree requesting him to take steps to satisfy the decree.