law: The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
  16. Procedure and
  
  powers of Tribunal.-
  1.  The
  
  Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil
  
  Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), but shall be guided by the principles of natural
  
  justice and, subject to the other provisions of this ct and of any rules, the
  
  Tribunal shall have powers to regulate its own procedure including the places
  
  at which it shall have its sittings.
  2.  The
  
  appeal filed before the Tribunal under section 14 shall be dealt with by it as
  
  expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the
  
  appeal finally within four months from the date of the receipt of the appeal.
  3.  The
  
  Tribunal shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this
  
  Act, the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil
  
  Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit, 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 on
  
  affidavits;
  d.   issuing commissions
  
  for examination of witnesses or documents;
  e.   reviewing its
  
  decisions;
  f.   dismissing an appeal
  
  or application for default or deciding it ex parte;
  g.   setting aside any
  
  order of dismissal of any appeal or application for default or any order passed
  
  by it ex parte; and
  h.   any other matter
  
  which may be prescribed.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  
  4.    Any
  
  proceeding before the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding
  
  within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purposes of section
  
  196, of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Tribunal shall be deemed to
  
  be a civil court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the
  
  Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).