law: Trade Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 
  11. Investigation by Director General before Issue of Process in Certain Cases.
  
  
  (1) The Commission may, before issuing any process requiring the attendance of 
  
  the person against whom an inquiry (other than an inquiry upon an application by 
  
  the Director General) may be made under section 10, by an order, require the 
  
  Director General to make, or cause to be made, a preliminary investigation in 
  
  such manner as it may direct and submit a report to the Commission to enable it 
  
  to satisfy itself as to whether or not the matter requires to be inquired into.
  (2) The Director 
  
  General may, upon his own knowledge or information or on a complaint made to 
  
  him, make, or cause to be made, a preliminary investigation in such manner as he 
  
  may think fit to enable him to satisfy himself as to whether or not an 
  
  application should be made by him to the Commission under section 10
  (3) For the purpose of conducting
  
  the preliminary investigation under sub-section (1), or sub-section (2), as the
  
  case may be, the Director General or any other person making the investigation
  
  shall have the same powers as may be exercised by an Inspector under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 44.
  (4) Any order or requisition made
  
  by a person making an investigation under sub-section (1), or sub-section (2),
  
  shall be enforced in the same manner as if it were an order or requisition made
  
  by an Inspector appointed under section 240 or section 240A of the Companies
  
  Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and any contravention of such order or requisition shall
  
  be punishable in the same manner as if it were an order or requisition made by
  
  an Inspector appointed under the said section 240 or section 240A. 62.