Section 19: Controller may require information to be furnished and summon witnesses

19. Controller may require information to be furnished and summon witnesses. ___For the purposes of an enquiry under this Act the Controller may___ (a) require the landlord to produce any book of account, document or other information relating to the premises ; (b) enter and inspect the premises ; (c) authorise any officer subordinate to him to enter and inspect the premises ; or (d) summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and compel the production of documents by the same means and so far as may be, m the same manner as is provided in the case of a Court by the Code, of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908). Explanation.___ In this section, the word “land-lord” shall include a servant or an agent of the landlord who is in charge of or looks after the premises on behalf of the landlord.

Effective date: 1953-01-01

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