Power of Tribunal or bench regarding discovery and production of evidence, affidavits, etc.

(1) The Tribunal shall, for the purposes of this Act, 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) discovery and inspection; (b) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (c) compelling the production of books of account and other documents, subject to the provisions of sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872); (d) where an expert opinion is relevant on a question in issue, to examine the expert or to permit any of the parties to the direction to examine him; (e) issuing commissions; (f) requiring evidence of facts to be given by affidavit and ordering that such affidavit may be read in the hearing on such terms as the Tribunal or the concerned bench may deem fit.