§169 — Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals

(1) In holding any inquiry under section 168, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit. (2) The Claims Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Claims 1. Ins. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 53 (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). 2. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 53, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 3. Proviso omitted by Act 32 of 2019, s. 53, (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). 4. Ins. by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2022), Earlier sub-section (3) omitted by Act 54 of 1994, s. 53, (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 5. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 53, for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 6. Subs. by Act 32 of 2019, s. 53, for “sub-section (6) of section 158” (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). 7. Ins. by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). 8. Subs. by s. 54, ibid, for s. 162 (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). 9. Proviso omitted by s. 54, ibid, (w.e.f. 1-4-2022). Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). (3) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the Claims Tribunal may, for the purpose of adjudicating upon any claim for compensation, choose one or more persons possessing special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry. [ (4) For the purpose of enforcement of its award, the Claims Tribunal shall also have all the powers of a Civil Court in the execution of a decree under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), as if the award were a decree for the payment of money passed by such court in a civil suit. ]