Guardians and Wards Act,1890
46. Reports by Collectors and subordinate Courts
(1) The court may call upon the Collector, or upon any court
subordinate to the court, for a report on any matter arising in any proceeding
under this Act, and treat the report as evidence.
(2) For the purpose of preparing the report the Collector or the
Judge of the subordinate court, as the case may be, shall make such inquiry as
he deems necessary, and may for the purposes of the inquiry exercise any power
of compelling the attendance of a witness to give evidence or produce a document
which is conferred on a court by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 (14 of
1882)7.