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Section 87A: Definitions of foreign State and Ruler
- (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 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.
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