.The Commission shall have 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:
- [summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India] [Substituted] and examining him on oath;
- requiring the discovery and production of any document;
- receiving evidence on affidavits;
- requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office;
- issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
- any other matter which may be prescribed.