Patents Act, 1970

Section - 77 - Controller to have certain powers of a civil court

CHAPTER XV

POWERS OF CONTROLLER GENERALLY

Controller to have certain powers of a civil court.

77. (1)Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the Controller in any proceedings before him under this Act shall have 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:-

(a)-summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b)-requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c)-receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d)-issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
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