CHAPTER–V MISCELLANEOUS

Section 38: Power to enforce attendance of witnesses and in certain matters

The Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 3 of 2002.

Sections 1 to 3 carry marginal headings and the later sections carry headings printed at the start of the section; both are shown as the section headings. Sections 4-A, 11-C and the omitted sections carry no heading in this copy.

Marginal references to other enactments (for example "U. P. Act No. I of 1951") printed beside the text are not reproduced.

(1) The Director of Consolidation and Deputy Director of Consolidation Settlement Officer, Consolidaiton Consolidation Officer and Assistant Consolidaiton Officer shall have all such powers and rights and privileges as are vested in a Civil Court on the occasion of any action, in respect of the following matters ;

(a) the enforcing of the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath affirmation or otherwise and the issue of a commission or request to examine witnesses abroad;

(b) compelling any one for the production of any document;

(c) the punishing of persons guilty of contempt ; and a summon signed by such officer may be substituted for and shall be equivalent to any formal process capable of being issued in any action by a Civil Court for enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of document.

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Footnotes in the official text

1.Del. by sec. 30 (2) of U. P. Act no. 38 of 1958.

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