Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
87A.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.