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( I ) Where a decree is passed against an agri- culturist in a suit filed on or after the '[lst March 1971 1 the Court sh;~ll allow only such costs as wot~ld hcrve been allo~vable if the suit had been filed for the amount of thc debt as scaled down in :~ccordance with the provisiol~s of this Act, and where in any such case a decree has been passed before the '[publicatior~ of the Tamil Nadu Agric~llt~lrists Reljef (Amendment) Act, 1972, in the Tutnil Nadu Goverrtinent Gazette], thc Court shall, on application by the agriculturist, arnald the decree accorditlgly. ' I This expression was substituted for the expression "1st October 1937" by section 14 (i) (0) of the Tamil Nndu Agricul- torists Relicf (Amendment) Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 8 of '1 973). 'This expression was substituted for the expression " com- mencement of this Act" by section 14 (1) (b),ibfd. \ 595 1938:*~.~. Act IVl Agriculturists Relief / l[(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to any suit instituted on or after the 1st March 1972 and before the date of the publication of the Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Relief (Amendment) Act, 1972, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette in respect of a claim i which would be barred by limitation before the date of such publication.] I I Amend.