- Article 5-10 resp. for determination of citizenship status as the time of commencement of constitution
- Article 11: Parliament empowered to make laws to determine citizenship status once constitution comes into force
- Citizenship Act 1955 enacted and amended several times thereafter
Article 5
- citizenship status of people domiciled in India at time of commencement of constitution
- considered a citizen of india if
- born in territory of india
- either parents born in territory of india
- resident in india for 5 yrs before commencement of constitution
Article 8
- citizenship status of people of Indian origin, not resident in India at time of commencement of constitution
- such person needs to register with a Councillor representative or diplomatic authorities of india in that country
- PIO: himself, parents or grandparents born in undivided india
Article 6
- citizenship status of people who migrated from Pakistan
- if migration before 19 July 1948, eligible for citizenship if parents or grandparents born in undivided India
- if migrated after given date, he needs to undergo additional step of registration with an officer appt by the govt for this purpose
Article 7
- citizenship status of those who remigrated from Pakistan to India
- such person shall not be provided w/ citizenship unless returned to territory of India with a permit of resettlement or permanent return issued by Govt.
Article 9
- acc to this, India did not allow dual citizenship on 26 January 1950
- if a person falls under under Art 5, 6 or 8, he still wouldn’t be considered citizen of India if he had acquired citizenship of a foreign state
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