Section 70: Power of Revenue Officer or Revenue Courts to summon persons

The Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 8 of 1974

(1) A Revenue Officer or Revenue Court may summon any person whose attendance he or it considers necessary for the purpose of any application, suit, or other business before him or it as a Revenue Officer or Revenue Court.

(2) A person so summoned shall be bound to appear at the time and place mentioned in the summons in person or, if the summons so allows, by his recognised agent of legal practitioner.

(3) The person attending in obedience to the summons shall be bound to state the truth upon any matter respecting which he is examined or makes statements, and to produce such documents and other things relating to any such matter all the Revenue Officer or Revenue Court may require.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972
Section	70
Marginal note	Power of Revenue Officer or Revenue Courts to summon persons
Jurisdiction	State of Himachal Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

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