CITIZENSHIP

CITIZENSHIP

1. Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution. ---

At the commencement of this Constitution every person who has domicile i n the territory of India and --

(a). Who was born in the territory of India;
(b). Either of whose parents was born in the territory of India;
(c). Who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement, shall be a citizen of India.

2.Right of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.    ---  

Notwithstanding anything in article 5 , a person who has migrated to the territory of India. From the territory now included in Pakistan shall be deemed to be a citizen bof India at the commencement  of this Constitution if --- 

(a). He or either of his parents or any of his grand - parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 .
(b). 1. in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July ,1948, he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India. since the date of his migration .
2. in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July , 1948, has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by him therefore to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government:

Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application.

3.Right of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan. -- 

                                                                                           Notwithstanding anything in articles 5 and 6 , a person who has after the  first day of March ,1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now in Pakistan shall not be deemed to be a citizen of India:

Provided that  nothing in this article shall apply to a person who, after having so migrated from the territory now included in Pakistan , has returned to the territory of India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the  authority of any law and every such person shall for the purposes of clause (b) of article 6 be deemed to have migrated to the territory of India after the nineteenth day of July ,1948.

4. Rights of citizenship of certain of Indian origin residing outside India. --- 

Notwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grand - parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 (as originally enacted ), and who is ordinarily residing in any country outside India as so defined shall be deemed to be a citizen of India if he has been registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative of India in the country where he is for the time being residing on an application made by him therefore to such diplomatic or consular representative, whether prescribed by the Government of the Constitution, in the form and manner prescribed by the Government of the Dominion of India the Government of India.

(5). Person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not be citizen. --- 

                                                                                                                                   No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8 ,  if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.

(6). Continuance of the right of citizenship . ---

                                                                              Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.
(7). Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law. --- Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and other matters relating to citizenship.