Competent Authority to have certain powers of Civil Courts

The Competent Authority shall have, for the purpose of this Act, all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in respect of the following matters, namely (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) reguiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) reception of evidence on affidavit; (d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office; (e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.