CPC 85 — Persons specially appointed by Government to prosecute or defend on behalf of foreign Rulers

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Statutory text

(1) The Central Government may, at the request of the Ruler of a foreign State or at the request of
any  person  competent  in  the  opinion  of  the  Central Government  to  act  on  behalf  of  such  Ruler,  by  order,
appoint any persons to prosecute or defend any suit on behalf of such Ruler, and any persons so appointed
shall  be  deemed  to  be  the  recognized  agents  by  whom  appearances,  acts  and  applications  under  this  Code may be made or done on behalf of such Ruler.
(2) An appointment under this section may be  made for the purpose of a specified suit or of several
specified suits, or for the purpose of all such suits as it may from time to time be necessary to prosecute or defend on behalf of such Ruler.
(3)  A  person  appointed  under  this  section  may  authorise  or  appoint  any  other  persons  to  make appearances and applications and do acts in any such suit or suits as if he were himself a party thereto.

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