Emigration Act, 1983
37. Authorities and officers to have certain
powers of civil court.-
(1) The Protector General of Emigrants, the
registering authority, the competent authority and every Protector of Emigrants
shall, for the purpose of discharging their functions under this Act, have the
same powers 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 :-
Summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses, requiring the discovery
and production of any document requisitioning any public record or copy thereof
from any court or office, receiving evidence on affidavits, and issuing
commissions for the examinations of witnesses or documents.
Every proceeding before the Protector General
of Emigrants, or the registering authority or the competent authority of a
Protector of Emigrants shall be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of
sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Protector
General of Emigrants, the registering authority, the competent authority, and
every Protector of Emigrants shall be deemed to be a civil court for the
purpose of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
(2 of 197 4).