The Suits Valuation (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1969

(1) This Act may be called the Suits Valuation (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1969. (2) It extends to the whole of Himachal Pradesh.

In sub-section (1) of section 3 and sections 8 and 9 of the Suits Valuation Act, 1887 (Central Act No. 7 of 1887), in its application to Himachal Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the expression "the Court Fee Act, 1870" wherever it occurs, the expression "the Himachal Pradesh Court Fees Act, 1968" shall be substituted.

In section 4 of the principal Act, for the expression "the Court Fees Act, 1870, section 7, paragraph (iv) or Schedule II, article 17", the expression "the Himachal Pradesh Court Fees Act, 1968, section 7, paragraph (iv), or Schedule II, article 13 or 18" shall be substituted. To sub-section (1) of section 11 of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be added, namely:—

“Provided that in a suit for accounts, the value for the purposes of jurisdiction as determined by the court at any stage of the trial shall be final and conclusive and shall not be liable to be contested in appeal or revision.”

The Suits Valuation (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1938 (1 of 1938) and the Suits Valuation (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1942 (13 of 1942) as in force in the areas added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966) are hereby repealed:

Provided that anything done or any action taken thereunder shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.