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Section 7. Power of Tribunal and appellate authority.
THE KERALA DEBT RELIEF ACT, 1977
Act no. 17 of 19771977In forceKerala (State Act)
7. Power of Tribunal and appellate authority.—(1) Every Tribunal and every appellate authority shall have the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 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) any other matter which may be prescribed. (2) The decisions of the Tribunals and the appellate authorities under this Act shall have the force of a decree of a civil court.