Limiting adjournments: requests permitted only in exceptional cases and must be promptly reported to the Minister.

Departmental legal representatives must minimize requests for adjournments to ensure early hearing and quicker disposal, especially in cases with high financial stakes or substantial questions of law; routine counsel unavailability is not acceptable grounds for postponement. Adjournments are to be sought only in truly exceptional cases, which should be brought to the Minister's notice, and the instruction is to be endorsed to all Standing Counsels and Authorised Representatives for compliance.

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