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Section 21. Officers holding enquiries to have powers of civil courts.
The Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972
Act no. 19 of 19731973In forceHimachal Pradesh (State Act)
21. Officers holding enquiries to have powers of civil courts.- Any officer or authority holding an enquiry or hearing an appeal or a revision under this Chapter shall have the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), relating to- (a) proof of facts by affidavits; (b) enforcing attendance of any person and his examination on oath; (c) production of documents; (d) issue of commission; and every such officer or authority shall be deemed to be a civil court within the meaning of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).