Section 16: Powers of Settlement Officer, District Collector and Board of Revenue

The Settlement Officer, the District Collector and the Board of Revenue shall have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, 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 affidavit;

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(d) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or for local investigation;

(e) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; and

(f) any other matter which may be prescribed.