A Board or Court, or any Member thereof or a Conciliation Officer, a Labour Court, Tribunal or any person authorised in writing by the Board. Court, Labour Court. Tribunal in this behalf may, for the purposes of any conciliation. investigation, enquiry or adjudication entrusted to the Conciliation Officer, Board, Court, Labour Court. Tribunal under the Act, at any time between the hours of sunrise and sunset and in the case of a person authorised in writing by a Court, Labour Court or Tribunal after he has given. reasonable notice, enter any factory, building, workshop. or other place or premises whatsoever and inspect the same or any work, machinery, appliance or article therein or interrogate any person therein in respect of anything situated therein or any matter relevant to the subject matter of the conciliation, investigation, enquiry or adjudication.
28. Power of Boards, Courts, Labour Courts and Tribunals:
In addition to the power conferred by the Act, Board, Courts, Labour Courts and Tribunals shall have the same power as are vested in a Civil Court under code of Civil Procedure. 1908 when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely
(a) discovery and inspection:
(b) granting adjournment:
(c) reception of evidence taken on affidavit; and the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal may summon and examine any person whose evidence appears to it to be material and shall be deemed to be a Civil Court within the meaning of Section 395 and 396 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.