Extension of sovereign procedural protections to former Indian rulers aligns their civil suit treatment with rulers of foreign states. The amendment provides that where a suit by or against a Ruler of a former Indian State is based wholly or partly on a cause of action arising before the commencement of the Constitution, the provisions of section 85 and sub sections (1) and (3) of section 86 shall apply to that Ruler as they apply to the Ruler of a foreign State, and defines 'commencement of the Constitution' and 'Ruler' for the purpose of that section.