Section 9: Board to have certain powers of civil court
The Goa, Daman and Diu Debt Relief Act, 1980State Act of Goa · Act 8 of 1981
The Board shall have, for the purposes of this Act, all the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), in relation to 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 documents;
(c) taking evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office;
(e) issuing commissions for the inspection of property or for the examination of witnesses;