Section 8:
Summary procedure in case of inquiry.
(1) In holding any inquiry under section 5, the Tribunal
may, subject to any rules that may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf, follow such
summary procedure as it deems fit.
(2) The Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath
and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling the discovery and production of
documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Tribunal shall
be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
(3) Subject to any rule that may be made in this behalf, the Tribunal may, for the purpose of
adjudicating and deciding upon any claim for maintenance, choose one or more persons possessing
special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry.