The Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) as extended to the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs No. GSR-517[F4/4/63- UTL-65], dated 18th March, 1964 and the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) as in force in the territories transferred to that Union territory under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966) are hereby repealed:
Provided that such repeal shall not affect-
(a) the previous operation of the said Acts or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Acts; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment, incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said Acts; or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the said Acts had not been repealed.