Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal
131. (1) In holding an enquiry under section 130, the Claims Tribunal may, subject to any [regulations] that may be made in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it thinks fit for quick adjudication of any claim.
(2) The Claims Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and on enforcing the attendance of witness and of compelling the discovery of and production of documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed, and the Claims Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXXV of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898).
(3) Where in the course of any enquiry the Claims Tribunal is satisfied that-
(a) there is collusion between the person making the claim and the person against whom the claim is made; or
(b) the person against whom the claim is made has failed to contest the claim;
it may, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, direct that the insurer who may be liable in respect of such claim, shall be impleaded as a party to the proceeding and the insurer so impleaded shall thereupon have right to contest the claim on all or any of the grounds that are available to the person against whom the claim has been made.
(4) Subject to any [regulations] that may be made in this behalf, the Claims Tribunal may, for the purpose of adjudication upon the claim for compensation, choose one or more persons possessing special knowledge of any matter relevant to the enquiry to assist it in holding the enquiry.