The competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal shall have 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 documents;
(c)receiving evidence or affidavits;
(d)requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
(e)issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or documents;
(f)any other matter which may be prescribed.