Bare ActsThe Tamil Nadu State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 2021

Section 9

Powers of Commission.

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The Commission shall, while discharging any of the functions under section 8, have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and, in particular, 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) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents; and (f) any other matter which may be prescribed.

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