(1) The Commission shall determine their procedure and in the performance of their functions shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :-
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses ;
(b) requiring the production of any document ; and
(c) requisitioning any public record from any court or office.
(2) The Commission shall have power to require any person to furnish information on such points or matters as, in the opinion of the Commission, may be useful or relevant to any matter under the consideration of the Commission and any person so required shall notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, be deemed to be legally bound to furnish such information within the meaning of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 345 and of section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974).
Explanation.- For the purposes of enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the Commissions jurisdiction shall be the limits of the State of Maharashtra.
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses ;
(b) requiring the production of any document ; and
(c) requisitioning any public record from any court or office.
(2) The Commission shall have power to require any person to furnish information on such points or matters as, in the opinion of the Commission, may be useful or relevant to any matter under the consideration of the Commission and any person so required shall notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, be deemed to be legally bound to furnish such information within the meaning of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
(3) The Commission shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 345 and of section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (II of 1974).
Explanation.- For the purposes of enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the Commissions jurisdiction shall be the limits of the State of Maharashtra.
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Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Composition of Commission.Section 4 · Qualifications for appointment as, and manner of selection of Chairman and Members of Commission.Section 5 · Personal interest to disqualify Chairman and Members.Section 6 · Disqualifications for being Chairman or Member of Commission.Section 7 · Term of office of Chairman and Members and eligibility for reappointment.Section 8 · Conditions of service and salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Members.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.