Section 4:
Powers of Commission.
The Commission shall have the powers of a civil court, while trying
a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters,
namely:--
(a)
1[summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India] and
examining him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
(e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
(f) any other matter which may be prescribed.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 79 of 1971, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 30-12-1971).