Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
87B.Application of
sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States.-
(1) The provisions of
section 85 and of sub-sections (1) end (3) of section 86 shall apply in relation
to the Rulers of any former Indian State 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; and
(b)
" Ruler ", in relation to a former Indian State, means the person
who, for the time being, is recognized by the President as the Ruler of that
State for the purposes of the Constitution. I