1. The court may, either sua sponte or upon motion of the litigants, engage one or more expert witnesses in the case, and, if necessary, a committee of experts whose number shall be odd. 2. The court may, sua sponte, order that the expert witnesses be subpoenaed to be questioned about the content of the reports submitted by them during the preliminary investigation or before the court; and it shall issue such order if so requested by the litigants. 3. If it is not possible to verify a proof before the court, it may move to its whereabouts for verification.
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