Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court.

1[58R. Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court.--The competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:--

1. (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
2. (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents;
3. (c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
4. (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
5. (e) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or documents;
6. (f) any other matter which may be prescribed.]