Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.

Year: 1887

Enactment Date: 1887-09-23

Long Title: An Act to amend the Law relating to the Tenancy of Land in the Punjab.

Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development

Department: Department of Land Resources

Section 89: Power of Revenue-officer or Revenue Court to summon persons.
    (1) A Revenue-officer or Revenue Court may summon any person whose attendance he or it considers necessary for the purpose of any application, suit or other business before him or it as a Revenue-officer or Revenue Court.
    (2) A person so summoned shall be bound to appear at the time and place mentioned in the summons in person or, if the summons so allows, by his recognized agent or a legal practitioner.
    (3) The person attending in obedience to the summons shall be bound to state the truth upon any matter respecting which he is examined or makes statements and to produce such documents and other things relating to any such matter as the Revenue-officer or Revenue Court may require.
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