CPC - SECTION 87B. Applications of sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States

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¹³⁵[(1) In the case of any suit by or against the Ruler of any former Indian State which is based wholly or in part upon a cause of action which arose

before the commencement of the Constitution or any proceeding arising out of such suit, the provisions of section 85 and sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 86 shall apply in relation to such Ruler as they apply in relation to the Ruler of a foreign State.]

    (2) In this section-

        (a) "former Indian State", means any such Indian State as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette. specify for the purposes of this; ¹³⁶[***]

        ¹³⁷[(b) "commencement of the Constitution" means the 26th day of January, 1950; and

        (c) "Ruler" in relation to a former Indian State, has the same meaning as in article 363 of the Constitution.]

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