Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983

Year: 1983

Enactment Date: 1983-12-25

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 9: Powers of Tribunal.
    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.
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