Section 9(1)(a) in The Maharashtra Devdasi System (Abolition) Act, 2005
(a)all the powers of a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely:-(i)summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;(ii)requiring the discovery and production of any document;(iii)receiving evidence on affidavits;(iv)requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office;(v)issuing Commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents; and(vi)such other matters as may be prescribed.