State Act

The Maharashtra Underground Pipelines and Underground Ducts (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 2018.

13. Competent Authority to have certain powers of civil court.— The Competent Authority shall have for this Act, all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V 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) recording of evidence on affidavits ; (d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office ; (e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.