¹[36AI.  Tribunal to have powers of a civil court.-- (1)  The Tribunal shall have the powers of a civil court, while trying a suit, under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 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 documents;

   (c)  receiving evidence on affidavits;

   (d)  issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.

   (2)  Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), or in any other law for the time being in force, the Tribunal shall not compel the Central Government or the Reserve Bank,--

   (a)  to produce any books of account or other documents which the Central Government, or the Reserve Bank, claims to be of a confidential nature;

   (b)  to make any such books or documents part of the record of the proceedings before the Tribunal; or

   (c)  to give inspection of any such books or documents to any party before it or to any other person.]