 the union territories (stamp and court fees laws) bill, 1961(to be introduced in lok sabra)  the union territories (stamp and court-fees laws) bill, i961 (to be introduced in lok sabha)a bill to provide for the amendment and repeal of certain laws relating to samp duties and court-fees as in force in certain union territorieb be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republjc of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the union territories (stamp and shott title court-fees laws) act, 1961 a of 1899 s 2 on such dttte as the central government may, by notification ameuclmedt in the official gazette, appoint, for schedule i-a of the indian stamp srta~::ct act, 1899, as in force in the union territory of himachal pradesh 1899 as id' immediately before that date, there shall be substituted, with such ~ modifications as may be specified in the notification, schedule i-a to pracleah 10 the indian stamp act, 1899, 6s in force in the state of punjab on the 28th day of november, 1960 7 of 1870 30 of 1950 3 on the date on which the court-fees act, 1870, as in force in ~eal r: the state of punjab, is extended to the union territory of himachal act,~i70:" pradesh by notification under section 2 of the union territories ~i:ce~d is (laws) act, 1950, the court-fees act, 1870, as in force in that union pradesh territory immediately before the date of such notification, shall stand repealed  i '  i···-"'~ 7 of 1870 - 30 at 1950 4 (a) on the date on which the court-fees act 1870, as in force repeal of in the state of assam, is extended to the union territory of manipur ~~:  20 by notification under section 2 of the union territories (laws) act, in force in 1950, the court-fees act, 1870, as in force in that union territory ¥::=~ 8iid - immediately before the ~ate of such notification i $hall ~tand repealed 30 of 1950 (b) on the date on which the court-fees act, 1870, as in force in the state of assam, is extended to the union territory of tripura by notification under section 2 of the union territories (laws) act, 1950, the court-fees act, 1870, as in force in that union territory immediately before the date of such notification, shall stand repealed s r: of  ,$ ; (a),9n, ~e dat~ ,onr which th~ incuan stamp ,act, ~899, as in siaidp act, force in the state of assapl, is ex~ended to the union territory of =: id manipur by notifioation ,under section 2 of the ,union territories miidil'1u (laws) act, 1950, the indian stamp act, 1899, as in force in that union ad tripara territory immediately before the date of such notification, shall stand 10 repealed (b) on the date on which" the indian st~p act, 1899, as ~ force in tbe"state of assam, is extended to the union territory of tripura by~otifioation under section 2 of the union territories (laws) ~t, 195b, the 'indian stamp act, 1899, as in force in that u~ion territ~ry, immediately before the date of such notification, shall stand repealed is 6 any stamp duties levied and collected in the union territory of m~:pl1! ~w:in~ the period commencing on the 16th day ,of apr~l,  2 of 1899 ~9~o, ~d ~diljg an, the date on which the indiaq, stamp ac~, 1899, , as ~ to~ ~n the state of assam is e,xt~nded to, that union teqitory ~~r_ ~on ,~! ~'the belief t~t the indian stamp act, 1899 as in 20 force in,ii;h~ stat~ of assam immediately before the 16th day of april, i9~, wasilpplis:,a~le to' tha( union terri,tory, shall be deemed always to have been levied and collected in accordance with law  statement of objects and reasonsthe rates of stamp duties, other than those on union list documents, and court-fees levied in the union territories of himachal pradesh, manipur and tripuro \ are at present expressed in terms of rupees and annas with the introduction of decimal coinage, it has become necessary to specify these rates in terms of rupees and naye pail;e such modification has already b~ effected in; tbestamp and court-fees l~w~~' force ~ ~ ~djoij)ing states of punjab and assam it is, therefore, proposed to repljlce the existing stamp and court-fees laws in force in manipur and tripura by the corresponding laws in force in assam in himachal pradesh, it is proposed to replace the existing law relating to court-fees by the corresponding law in force in punjab, and the schedule i-a of stamp duties by the corresponding schedule in force in punjab on the 28th november, 1960 under section 2 of the union territories (laws) act, 1950, an enactment in force in a state may be extended to a union territory by a notification but the corresponding law in force in the territory cannot be repeal~ hence, the bill provides that on tile  dale on which any of the various state laws mentioned above is extended to the union territory concerned, the corresponding law in force- th~in shall stand repealed lal bahadur new delhi; the 2200 april, 1961 a bill to provide for the amendment and repeal of certain law~ relating to stamp duties and court-fees as in force in certain union territories the president has, in pursuance of clause (1) of article ii7 of the constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha the introduction of the bill m nkaul, secretary (shri la! bahadur shastri, minister of home affairs) 