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While trying a matter, the Registrar of Copyrights wants to summon a witness living in Kochi to appear at the Registrar's office in Delhi. Under section 74 of the Copyright Act, 1957, what is the position?

The Registrar of Copyrights has the powers of a civil court to summon and enforce attendance and examine a person on oath. For enforcing attendance, the local limits are the territory of India, so a witness in Kochi can be summoned to Delhi.

  1. AThe Registrar has civil court powers to summon and enforce attendance and examine the person on oath, and the local limits for enforcing attendance are the territory of IndiaCorrect
  2. BThe Registrar cannot summon anyone outside Delhi
  3. CThe Registrar can only request the person to appear, with no enforcement power
  4. DThe Registrar may summon only persons within the State where the office is located

Explanation

Section 74(a) gives the Registrar the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure to summon, enforce attendance and examine on oath. The Explanation says the local limits for enforcing attendance are the territory of India, so the Kochi witness can be summoned.

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