CPC 87A — Definitions of “Foreign State” and “Rulers”

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Statutory text

(1) In this Part,—
(a)  “foreign  State”  means  any  State  outside  India  which  has  been  recognised  by  the  Central
Government; and
(b) “Ruler”, in relation to a  foreign State, means the person who is for the time being recognized by the Central Government to be the head of that State.
(2)  Every Court shall take judicial notice of the fact—
(a) that a State has or has not been recognized by the Central Government;
(b) that a person has or has not been recognized by the Central Government to be the head of a State.
SUITS AGAINST RULERS OF FORMER INDIAN STATES

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