Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

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Sections	Particulars
PART IV	Suits In Particular Cases
87A	Definitions of foreign State and Rulers
Description	Definitions of foreign State and Rulers.- (1) In this Part,- (a) "foreign State" means any State outside India which has been recognized 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.