Section 82 — Powers of State Commissioner.

82. Powers of State Commissioner.—(1) The State Commissioner shall, for the purpose of 

discharging their functions under this Act, have the same powers of a civil court as are vested in a court 

under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit, in respect of the following 

matters, namely:— 

(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses; 

(b) requiring the discovery and production of any documents; 

(c) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; 

(d) receiving evidence on affidavits; and 

(e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents. 

(2) Every proceeding before the State Commissioner shall be a judicial proceeding within the 

meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the State Commissioners 

shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of 

Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).