Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

Section - 19 - Powers of authorities

Powers of authorities.

19. (1) The authorities shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:-

(a) - discovery and inspection;
(b) - enforcing the attendance of any person, including any official of a banking company or a public financial institution or any other intermediary or reporting entity, and examining him on oath;
(c) - compelling the production of books of account and other documents;
(d) - issuing commissions;
(e) - receiving evidence on .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store