https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276417 The Supreme Court upheld section 87B of the Code of Civil Procedure, which requires prior Central Government sanction before a suit may be filed against a Ruler of a former Indian State. It traced the protection under sections 86 and 87B to historical covenants with Indian State rulers and their constitutional continuation after merger, and held that ex-Rulers formed a distinct class justified by historical necessity and legislative continuity. The sanction requirement was treated as a valid limitation linked to those assurances, not an arbitrary or unreasonable burden. The constitutional challenge under Article 19(1)(f) therefore failed, and section 87B was held valid. en-us Fri, 06 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Nov 2018 12:28:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276417 The Supreme Court upheld section 87B of the Code of Civil Procedure, which requires prior Central Government sanction before a suit may be filed against a Ruler of a former Indian State. It traced the protection under sections 86 and 87B to historical covenants with Indian State rulers and their constitutional continuation after merger, and held that ex-Rulers formed a distinct class justified by historical necessity and legislative continuity. The sanction requirement was treated as a valid limitation linked to those assurances, not an arbitrary or unreasonable burden. The constitutional challenge under Article 19(1)(f) therefore failed, and section 87B was held valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276417