Lawgist94Powers of civil court
(1) In exercising the functions conferred on him by or under this Act, the Registrar, the arbitrator or any other person deciding a dispute under section 61 and the liquidator of a co-operative society or person entitled to audit, inspect or hold an inquiry and the Tribunal, shall have all the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit, under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters, namely:--
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) proof of facts by affidavits; and
(d) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses.
(2) In the case of an affidavit, any officer appointed by the Registrar, the arbitrator or any other person deciding a dispute and the liquidator or the Tribunal, as the case may be, may administer the oath to the deponent.
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- 82 Offences
- 83 Cognizance of offence
- 84 Address of societies
- 85 Copy of Act, rules and bye-laws, etc., to be open to inspection
- 86 Prohibition against the use of the word "co-operative"
- 87 Power to exempt societies from conditions as to registration
- 88 Power to exempt co-operative societies from provisions of the Act
- 89 Liquidator to be public servant
- 90 Notice necessary in suits
- 91 Companies Act not to apply
- 92 Saving of existing societies
- 93 Bar of jurisdiction of courts
- 94 Powers of civil court
- 95 Indemnity
- 96 Qualifications, remuneration and other conditions of service of employees of co-operative societies
- 97 Rules
- 98 Repeal and savings
