Compelling attendance of witnesses and examination of witnesses on commission

Compelling attendance of witnesses and examination of witnesses on commission.—(1) Any Revenue Officer holding an inquiry under this Act may, subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government, and notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908),—

1. (a) exercise all the powers of a Civil Court under the said Code for the purpose of compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence;
2. (b) refer the matter for the examination of witnesses on commission to a Civil Court or to any Revenue Officer not below the rank of a Tahsildar subordinate to him, who shall thereupon exercise the powers of a Civil Court under the said Code for such examination and return the evidence to the Revenue Officer.