Railways Act, 1989
38. Powers of the Tribunal.
(1) The Tribunal shall have the powers of the civil court under
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the purposes of taking
evidence on oath, enforcing the attendance of Witnesses, compelling the
discovery and production of documents, issuing commissions for the examination
of witnesses and of review and shall be deemed to be a civil court for all the
purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXXV of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973 (2 of 1974) and any reference in such section or Chapter to the presiding
officer of a court shall be deemed to include a reference to the Chairman of
the Tribunal.
(2) The Tribunal shall also have power to pass such interim and final
orders as the circumstance may require, including orders for the payment of
costs.