Mera Samvidhaan All of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Part Iv · Suits in Particular Cases

87ADefinitions of “Foreign State” and “Rulers”.

Section 87A

1[Suits by Aliens and by or against Foreign Rulers, Ambassadors And Envoys]

(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 recognised 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 recognised by the Central Government;

(b) that a person has or has not been recognised by the Central Government to be the head of a State.

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