LawgistThe Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act
15Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
The competent authority shall have, for the purposes of this Act, 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) reception of evidence on affidavits;
(d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office;
(e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.
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ACQUISITION
- 6 Power to acquire land, etc
- 7 Publication of notification for acquisition
- 8 Power to enter for survey, etc
- 9 Hearing of objection
- 10 Declaration of acquisition
- 11 Power to take possession of acquired land, etc
- 12 Right to enter into the land where right of user, etc., is vested in the Central Government
- 13 Determination of amount payable for acquisition
- 14 Deposit and payment of amount
- 15 Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- 15A Power to inspect property under acquisition
- 16 Competent authority and appellate authority
- 16A Powers of the appellate authority
- 16B Competent authority, etc., to have certain inherent powers
- 16C Enforcement of the orders of the competent authority and appellate authority
- 17 Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply
