Section - 18 - Powers of authorities appointed under section 15
Powers of authorities appointed under section 15.18. Every authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 15 shall have all the powers of a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the purpose of taking evidence and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents, and every such authority shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195, and of [Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)].
STATE AMENDMENTS
TAMIL NADUAfter section 18, the following section shall be inserted, namely :—"18A. Transfer of cases.—(1) The State Government may, either on their own motion or on an application made in this behalf, order the transfer of any matter arising out of any proceedings pending before an authority to such other authority for disposal. Such authority to whom the matter is so transferred may, subject to any direction in the order of transfer, proceed either de novo or from the stage at which it is so transferred..... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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