law: Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 
  58.  Filling up of vacancies.
  If, for any reason
  
  other than temporary absence, any vacancy occurs in the office of the Presiding
  
  Officer of an Authority then the appropriate Government shall appoint another
  
  person in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill the vacancy and
  
  the proceedings may be continued before the Authority from the stage at which
  
  the vacancy is filled.