Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

MANUAL OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER-I
1. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITES
The Legal Department is primarily responsible
for ensuring that the business of the Undertaking is
conducted in a manner conforming to the existing
legislation, rules and regulations. For this purpose, the
department is called upon to advise other departments
of the Undertaking from time to time in matters
concerning their work, if and when legal point is
involved.
The department is also responsible for conducting and following up of
cases in courts of law and for drafting pleadings and legal documents. As and when
any arbitration proceedings are instituted in respect of the actions taken by the
Undertaking, the department is called upon to provide legal advice and to present
the case of the Undertaking before the Arbitrator.
The specific functions of the Legal Department are –
i. To attend to departmental notes for advice and opinion.
ii. To scrutinize legal notices served on departments in respect of any breach
of enactment, any contract and to draft replies to such legal notices.
iii. To draft legal notices to be served on outsiders in respect of breach of
contract or any acts committed by outsiders interfering with the business
of the Undertaking.