Section 36A: Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner to have powers of civil court, etc.⎯

1[36A. Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner to have powers of civil court, etc.⎯ (1) The Deputy Commissioner making any enquiry, or conducting any proceedings for an award under this Ordinance, or the Commissioner hearing an appeal or holding a review under section 36, shall have the same powers in respect of the following matters as are vested in a civil court, when trying a suit, under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908), namely:⎯ (a) summoning and enforcing attendance of any person and examining him an oath or affirmation; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) requisitioning any record from any court or office; (d) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses, inspection of property or making any local investigations; (e) appointing guardian ad litem or next friends; 1Subs. and ins. by Act No. XXII of 1966, ss. 10 and 11. 2Ins. and Subs. by Act No. I of 2026, s. 11. (f) adding or substituting representatives of deceased parties to proceedings ; (g) adding or dropping parties from pending proceedings ; (h) restoration of cases dismissed for default ; (i) consolidating and splitting up cases; and (j) any other matter connected with the holding of an inquiry or hearing of an appeal. (2) The Deputy Commissioner or the Commissioner exercising powers under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a court for the purposes of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), and a proceeding before him shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).

Effective date: 1960-01-01

Related sections