Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Powers of the Commission.-(1) The Commission, while performing its functions under section 9, shall have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit and in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely:- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of the State and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) demanding any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; (e) the examination of witnesses and inspection of records; and (f) any other matter as may be prescribed. (2) The Commission may, for the purpose of taking evidence in connection with enquiries, utilise the services of any officer of the Government or investigation agency. (3) The officer or investigation agency, whose services have been utilised under sub-section (2), shall take evidence after making enquiry regarding it and the report thereon shall be submitted to the Commission within the period fixed by the Commission in this behalf. (4) The Commission shall satisfy itself regarding the correctness of any inferences arrived at in the report or facts in the report submitted under sub-section (3) and for this purpose it may conduct enquiry as it deems fit, including the examination of the person who had taken the evidence or assisted for the same.