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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Chapter IV: Suits in Particular Cases Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers in Their Official Capacity · Suits against rulers of former indian states

Section 87B: Application of sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States

In plain words

In suits by or against the Ruler of a notified former Indian State based on causes of action arising before the commencement of the Constitution (the 26th day of January, 1950), section 85 and sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 86 apply as they do to foreign Rulers.

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Official text

[(I) 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 section; 2 ***

[(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.]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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