CPC 87B — Applications of sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Statutory text

[(1)  In  the  case  of  any
suit by or against the Ruler of any former Indian State which is based wholly or in part upon a cause of action
which  arose  before  the  commencement  of  the  Constitution  or  any  proceeding  arising  out  of  such  suit,  the provisions of section 85 and sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 86 shall apply in relation to such Ruler as they apply in relation to the Ruler of a foreign State.]
  (2) In this section—
(a) “former  Indian  State”  means  any  such  Indian  State  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify for the purposes of this ;

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[(b) “Commencement of the Constitution” means the 26th day of January, 1950; and

(c) “Ruler”,  in  relation  to  a  former  Indian  State,  has the  same  meaning  as  in  article  363  of  the Constitution. ]
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