section 82
Power to summon and examine witness.
The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act, 2003Infrastructure200398 sections14 chapters
Chapter XIV MISCELLANEOUS
Statutory text
- (1) Any officer empowered under this Act to conduct an enquiry shall, while holding such enquiry have all the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central 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) receiving evidence on affidavit; and
- (d) any other matter which may be prescribed.
- (2) Every enquiry under this Act shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding for the purposes of section 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).
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