The Railways Act, 1989 20KChapter IVA · Land Acquisition for a Special Railway Project
Section 20K · Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
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1[20K. Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.-- The competent authority shall
have, for the purposes of this Act, all 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) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) reception of evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office;
(e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.]
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) reception of evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office;
(e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.]
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