Section 9
Powers of Tribunal.
The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Every Tribunal shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court
under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit, in respect of the following
matters, namely:—
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath;
(b) discovery and production of any document;
(c) reception of evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning of public records from any court or office;
(e) issuing of any commission for the examination of witnesses.
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath;
(b) discovery and production of any document;
(c) reception of evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning of public records from any court or office;
(e) issuing of any commission for the examination of witnesses.