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20. Power of Adjudicating Officer and the 1 [Appellate Authorities] in relation to holding inquiry under this Act.- ( 1 ) The Adjudication Officer and the 2 [Appellate Authorities] shall, while holding an inquiry, have all the powers of a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely :- ( a ) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath ; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document ; ( c ) receiving evidence on affidavits ; ( d ) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office ; ( e ) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents ; ( f ) any other matter which may be prescribed. ( 2 ) The Adjudicating Officer or the 3 [Appellate Authorities] shall, while exercising any power under this Act, be deemed to be a Civil Court for the purposes of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974).