Code of Civil
Procedure Section
86. Suits against foreign
Rulers, Ambassadors and Envoys.—(I) No. 1***
foreign State may be sued in any Court otherwise competent to try the suit
except with the consent of the Central Government certified in writing by a
Secretary to that Government:
Provided that a person may,
as a tenant of immovable property, sue without such consent as aforesaid 2[a
foreign State] from whom he holds or claims to hold the property.
(2) Such consent may be
given with respect to a specified suit or to several specified suits or with respect
to all suits of any specified class or classes, and may specify, in the case of
any suit or class of suits, the Court in which 3[the foreign State]
may be sued, but it shall not be given, unless it appears to the Central
Government that 3[the foreign State]—
(a) has instituted a suit in
the Court against the person desiring to sue 4[it], or
(b) by 5[itself]
or another, trades within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court, or
(c) is in possession of
immovable property situate within those limits and is to be sued with reference
to such property or for money charged thereon, or
(d) has expressly or
impliedly waived the privilege accorded to 6[it] by this section.
7[(3)
Except with the consent of the Central Government, certified in writing by a
Secretary to that Government, no decree shall be executed against the property
of any foreign State.]
(4) The preceding provisions
of this section shall apply in relation to—
8[(a)
any ruler of a foreign State;]
9[(aa)]
any Ambassador or Envoy of a foreign State;
(b) any High Commissioner of
a Commonwealth country; and
(c) any such member of the
staff 6[of the foreign State or the staff or retinue of the Ambassador] or
Envoy of a foreign State or
of the High Commissioner of a Commonwealth country as the Central Government may,
by general or special order, specify in this behalf,
10[as
they apply in relation to a foreign State].
11[(5)
The following persons shall not be arrested under this Code. namely:—
(a) any Ruler of a foreign
State;
(b) any Ambassador or Envoy
of a foreign State;
(c) any High Commissioner of
a Commonwealth country ;
(d) any such member of the
staff of the foreign State or the staff or retinue of the Ruler, Ambassador or
Envoy of a foreign State or of the High Commissioner of a Commonwealth country,
as the Central Government may, by general or special order, specify in this
behalf.
(6) Where a request is made
to the Central Government for the grant of any consent referred to in
subsection
(1), the Central Government
shall, before refusing to accede to the request in whole or in part, give to the
person making the request a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]
Note:
1. The words “Ruler of a”
omitted by Act 104 of 1976, s. 29 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
2. Subs. by s. 29, ibid.,
for “a Ruler” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
3. Subs. by s. 29, ibid.,
for “the Ruler (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
4. Subs. by s. 29, ibid.,
for “him” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
5. Subs. by Act 104 of 1976,
s. 29, for “himself” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
6. Subs. by s. 29, ibid.,
for “him” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
7. Subs. by s. 29, ibid.,
for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
8. Ins. by s. 29, ibid.
(w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
9. Clause (a) re-lettered as
clause (aa) by s. 29, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
10. Subs. by s. 29, ibid,
for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
11. Ins. by s. 29, ibid,
(w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
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