Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part IV: Suits In Particular Cases

Section 87A CPC: Definitions of “foreign State” and “Rulers”

Bare Act text

87A. Definitions of “Foreign State” and “Rulers”.— (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.

Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

In this Part, a foreign State means any State outside India recognised by the Central Government, and a Ruler means the person currently recognised by the Central Government as head of that State. Every Court must take judicial notice of whether a State has or has not been recognised, and whether a person has or has not been recognised as head of a State, by the Central Government.