Powers of the Authority
256. (1) The Authority shall, for the purpose of exercising its powers, have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as are referred to in section 138 of this Code.
(2) The Authority shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, but not for the purposes of Chapter XXVI of the said Code.
(3) Every proceeding before the Authority shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, and for the purpose of section 190 of the said Code.
