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Stage-VI: Filing of Case Brief and Rebuttal Brief

1. The ling of case brief is normally the last submission made by GOI. Hence, all legal, factual and ministerial
errors of the case are included in the case brief. The Rebuttal Brief has to be led within 5-days of ling the

Case brief by all interested parties. There are three different scenario for ling the case brief:

(a) If IA does not schedule verication in its Preliminary Finding, the Case Brief has to be led within 30-days
of issuance of Preliminary ndings,

(b) If IA schedules the verication meeting, the Case brief has to be led within 5-days after issuance the

verication report,

(c) Separate schedule is issued by the IA for Case brief and Rebuttal brief.

S. Approving
Actions Timelines Documents to be required Remarks
No. Authority

(i) Legal Counsel to provide the Ÿ Legal Counsel: At (a) Draft Case Brief, DD(TDW)
draft Case Brief least 10-days before (b) Relevant supporting
the scheduled date of documents.
ling the Case Brief.

(ii) Scrutiny by the TDW Ÿ TDW: Within 5-days of DD (TDW)
receiving Case brief
f r o m t h e L e g a l
Counsel

(iii) Vetting by the TPD Ÿ TPD : 3-days from the JS/ Dir. (TPD)
receipt from TDW.

(iv) The decision to participate in Ÿ At the time of seeking AS & DA/ Incorporated in the Case
Public Hearing approval for ling of JS(TDW) brief.
Case brief

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