How does the Commission obtain public records or copies from courts or offices for its investigation or inquiry?
The Commission obtains public records or copies from courts or offices for its investigation or inquiry by exercising the power of requisitioning any public record or copy thereof. This power is mentioned in sub-clause (d) of clause (8) under section 227, which states that while investigating any matter referred to in sub-clause (a) or inquiring into any complaint referred to in sub-clause (b) of clause (5), the Commission shall have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit.