Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunals
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Summary
The Claims Tribunal may follow summary procedures it considers fit for inquiries, subject to any rules. It has the powers of a Civil Court to take evidence on oath, enforce attendance of witnesses and compel discovery and production of documents and material objects, and is deemed a Civil Court for section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Tribunal may appoint experts to assist in the inquiry.
Example
Priya files a claim after a minor road accident. The Claims Tribunal summons the garage owner and a witness, records their evidence on oath, orders production of repair bills, and appoints an engineer to assess vehicle damage. The engineer's report helps the Tribunal decide the compensation.
Bare Act
Enacted text(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 and matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry.
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