September 13, 2026

Section 20K – Competent Authority to Have Certain Powers of Civil Court – The Railways Act, 1989

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.