law: Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 
  106. Powers of civil
  
  court.- 
  
  1.     
  
    In
  
  exercising the functions conferred on him by or under this Act, the Central
  
  Registrar, or any other person deciding a dispute under section 76 and the
  
  liquidator of a multi-State cooperative society and a person entitled to audit,
  
  inspect or hold an inquiry under this Act, shall have all the powers of a civil
  
  court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 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.      proof of facts by
  
  affidavits; and
  d.     issuing commissions
  
  for examination of witnesses.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    In
  
  the case of an affidavit, any officer appointed by the Central Registrar, or
  
  any other person deciding a dispute or the liquidator, as the case may be, may
  
  administer oath to the deponent.