Central Act
3-I
Section 3-I. Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.
The National Highways Act, 1956
In forceAll India (Central Act)
3-I. Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court. 1[3I. Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.--The competent authority shall have, for the purposes of this Act, all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (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) reception of evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office; (e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.]