Inspection of Markets and enquiry into the affairs of the Market committee

An officer investigating the affairs of a Market Committee under SUb-section (1) or the State Government examining the proceeding of any Market Committee under section 98 shall have the power to summon and enforce the attendance of officers or members of the Market Committee and to compel them to give evidence and to produce documents by the same means and as far as possible in the same manner as is provided in the case of a Civil Court by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Where the Director /Managing Director has reason to believe that the books and records of a Market Committee are likely to be tampered with or destroyed or the funds or property of a Market. Committee are likely to be misappropriated or misapplied, the Director/Managing Director may issue order directing a person' duly authorized by him in writing to seize and take posse on of such books and records, funds and property -the Market Committee and the officer or officers of the Market Committee responsible for the custody of such books, records, funds and property shall give delivery thereof to the person so authorized.