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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Railways Act, 1989 Section 20K

Competent Authority to Have Certain Powers of Civilcourt

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Railways Act, 1989 Section 20K is part of Railways Act, 1989 - Competent Authority to Have Certain Powers of Civilcourt. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[20K. Competent 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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1. Inserted by the the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 w.e.f. 31st day of January, 2008.

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What does Railways Act, 1989 Section 20K provide?

Section Section 20K of the Railways Act, 1989 (Competent Authority to Have Certain Powers of Civilcourt) is reproduced on this page as part of the Railways Act, 1989. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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