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The Settlement Officer, the District Collector and the Board of Revenue shall have all the powers of a Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 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 affidavit; (d) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or for local investigation; (e) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office; (f) any other matter which may be prescribed.