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Caveat Ten rupees. * Now, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974). STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Court Fees Act, 1870 (Central Act 7 of 1870) as in force in the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar islands came into force in this Union territory on 18th December, 1968. Representations have been received since then both inside and outside the Legislature for its replacement by a new legislation on the model of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act XIV of 1955) on the ground that the rates of court fees payable specially with reference to small amounts under the Act as extended to this Union territory are greater than the rates of court fees prevailing in the neighboring State of Tamil Nadu. In the Tamil Nadu Act, the rates of court fees on money suits are uniformly 7 ½ %, whereas the Act as in force in this Union territory provides for a slab, by which the rates get reduced as the money value increases. Consequently, when compared to the fees payable under the Tamil Nadu Act, the fees payable under the present Act are lower upto 10,000 and higher beyond this level. This is not in keeping with the present policy of the introduction of the socialistic pattern of society. Leaving this apart, taking the overall picture into account, the adoption of the fees in the Bill will argument our revenue by about 20 to 25%. It has, therefore, been decided to enact a new legislation on the model of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act,