TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1908

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 87A

Definitions of "foreign State" and "ruler"

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(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 persons 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.