Collector and competent authority to have certain powers of civil

court, - The Collector and 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 (Act 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;

1. (d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office; (e)issuing commission for examination of witnesses.