Duty of officers, servants or members to furnish information to local authority

(1) Any officer, servant or member (including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman) of the market committee shall furnish such information in his possession in regard to the affairs or proceedings of the market committee, as the local authority or any officer authorised by it or, as the case may be, any officer authorised by the Government, may require him so to do. (2) An officer holding an enquiry into the affairs of the market committee or examining the proceedings under section 38 shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a) discovery and inspection ; (b) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath ; (c) compelling the production of books of account and other documents; and (d) issuing commissions.