law: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 
  11. Investigation by Director General before issue of process
  
  in certain cases
  
  
   33  [(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 34[* * *] 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 maybe 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.]