Motor vehicle act ,1988 -

169. Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals

169. Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals.—(1) In holding any inquiry under section 168, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit.

(2) The Claims Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Claims

Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

(3) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the Claims Tribunal may, for the purpose of adjudicating upon any claim for compensation, choose one or more persons possessing special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry.

1. Subs. by Act 54 of 1994, s. 53, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 
2. Sub-section (3) omitted by s. 53, ibid. (w.e.f. 14-11-1994). 
3. Subs. by s. 53, ibid., for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 14-11-1994).