Duty of CIT to assist Departmental Counsel ensures prompt instructions, briefings, and coordination in appellate litigation. The circular reiterates that the CIT bears responsibility to ensure prompt assistance to Departmental Counsel: attend to requests for instructions or clarifications, brief counsel, provide scrutiny reports for High Court appeals, and personally involve in cases with intricate factual or legal issues or significant revenue stakes. It further mandates a High Court Cell at each station to obtain daily particulars of cases heard from Standing Counsel and promptly transmit summaries to the concerned CIT, with adverse notice against officers for non-compliance.
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Duty of CIT to assist Departmental Counsel ensures prompt instructions, briefings, and coordination in appellate litigation.
The circular reiterates that the CIT bears responsibility to ensure prompt assistance to Departmental Counsel: attend to requests for instructions or clarifications, brief counsel, provide scrutiny reports for High Court appeals, and personally involve in cases with intricate factual or legal issues or significant revenue stakes. It further mandates a High Court Cell at each station to obtain daily particulars of cases heard from Standing Counsel and promptly transmit summaries to the concerned CIT, with adverse notice against officers for non-compliance.
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