27. Appointment and duties of commissioner.—(1) The Central Government may appoint as many
persons as it thinks fit by name or by virtue of their office to be commissioners of metro railway.
(2) Every commissioner shall—
(a) inspect the metro railway with a view to determining whether it is fit to be opened for public
carriage of passengers and report thereon to the Central Government;
(b) make such periodical or other inspections of any metro railway or of any rolling stock used
thereon as the Central Government may direct;
(c) perform such other duties as may be imposed on him by or under this Act or any other
enactment for the time being in force relating to railways or required by the Central Government.
28. Powers of commissioners.—Subject to the control of the Central Government every
commissioner shall have the power—
(a) to enter upon and inspect any metro railway or any rolling stock used thereon;
(b) to make any enquiry or to take any measurement as he thinks fit for the performance of his
duties under this Act;
(c) by an order in writing under his hand and official seal addressed to any metro railway
administration, to require the attendance before him of any officer or other employee of the metro
railway and to require answers or returns, to such enquiries as he thinks fit to make, from such officer
or other employee or from the said administration;
(d) to require the production of any book or other documents belonging to, or in the possession or
control of, any metro railway administration which it appears to him to be necessary to inspect for the
performance of his duties by or under this Act.
29. Facilities to be afforded to commissioner.—Every metro railway administration shall afford to
every commissioner all reasonable facilities for performing the duties or exercising the powers imposed
or conferred upon him by or under this Act.