Powers of the Controller, the Rent Tribunal and the Appellate Board

Powers of the Controller, the Rent Tribunal and the Appellate Board.— The Controller, the Rent Tribunal and the Appellate Board shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit or appeal, in respect of the following matters, namely:—

1. (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
2. (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents;
3. (c) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses;
4. (d) any other matter which may be prescribed; and any proceeding before the Controller, the Rent Tribunal and the Appellate Board shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, and the Controller, the Rent Tribunal and the Appellate Board shall be deemed to be civil courts within the meaning of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.