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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Section 87A

DEFINITIONS OF "FOREIGN STATE" AND "RULER"

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Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Section 87A is part of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - DEFINITIONS OF "FOREIGN STATE" AND "RULER". Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section 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 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. SUITS AGAINST RULERS OF FORMER INDIAN STATES

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What does Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Section 87A provide?

Section Section 87A of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (DEFINITIONS OF "FOREIGN STATE" AND "RULER") is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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