(1) In exercising the jurisdiction conferred upon it by or under this, Act, the
Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking
evidence on oath, affirmation or affidavit, of summoning and enforcing the
attendance of witnesses, of compelling discovery and the production of
documents and material objects, requisitioning any public record or any copy
thereof from any Court or office, issuing commissions for the examination of
witnesses or documents, and for such other purposes as may be prescribed;
and the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of
sections 195, 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and its
proceedings shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of
sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code.
(2) In the case of any affidavit to be filed, any officer appointed by the
Tribunal in this behalf may administer the oath to the deponent.
Section 13 • The Gujarat Revenue Tribunal Act, 1957
Section 13. Tribunal to have powers of a Civil Court.
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Section 13
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