Intercst shall be calculated on the .lnlOllllt to which a person is cn1itlcd under ~ ect ion 15 at the rate of four prr cent per annum from the date when the land vested in the Government under bUb· section {2) of section 14 until such au1ount shall have been patd (If dcpo~ite<l, and shall be paid or deposited by the competent authority in the same manner as provided for the p,Lyment or deposit of such amount.
20 . Powers of competent authonty zn relati.on to dctermmation of amauttt fte.
(1) The competent authority may, for the purpo~c of dctcrnuning the amount under section 16, or apport,ionment thereof, require, by ordct, any person to furnish such information in his possession as may be spccJ6cd in the order.
(2) The con1petent authority shall, while holding inquiry under section 16, have aU the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), 1n respett of the followmg matters, namely:-
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person ,mel examining him on oath ;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any doemm:nt ;
(c) reception of evidence ot'l affidavits ;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any cou1 tor rfiicc ;
(c) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or· for local i nveatigation.
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