Section - 17 - Powers of adjudicating and other authorities
Powers of adjudicating and other authorities.17. (1) Every authority making any adjudication or hearing any appeal or exercising any powers of [review] under this Act shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely :-
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summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses;
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requiring the discovery and production of any document;
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requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;