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Citizenship Act

The document outlines India's Citizenship Act of 1955 and key constitutional provisions regarding citizenship. It defines who qualifies for Indian citizenship at independence in 1950, including those domiciled in India or who migrated from Pakistan. Citizens enjoy rights like non-discrimination, freedom of speech, voting rights, and ability to hold public office. Parliament can make laws regarding acquiring or losing citizenship after 1950. The Citizenship Act of 1955 further defines gaining citizenship by birth, descent, registration, naturalization or territory incorporation, and losing it through renunciation, termination or deprivation.

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Citizenship Act

The document outlines India's Citizenship Act of 1955 and key constitutional provisions regarding citizenship. It defines who qualifies for Indian citizenship at independence in 1950, including those domiciled in India or who migrated from Pakistan. Citizens enjoy rights like non-discrimination, freedom of speech, voting rights, and ability to hold public office. Parliament can make laws regarding acquiring or losing citizenship after 1950. The Citizenship Act of 1955 further defines gaining citizenship by birth, descent, registration, naturalization or territory incorporation, and losing it through renunciation, termination or deprivation.

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CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955

• India has two kinds of people- citizens and aliens.


• Citizens of India enjoy all civil and political rights. Aliens
they do not enjoy theserights.
• The constitution confers rights and privileges on the
citizens of India and denies the same to aliens. These
rights are
• 1.Rights against discrimination on grounds of religion,
race, caste, sex or place of birth (Art-15)
• 2.Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public
employment (Art-16)
• 3.Right to freedom of speech and expression,assembly,
association, movement, residence and profession
(Art-19)
• 4.Cultural and educational rights (art-29 and 30)
• 5.Right to vote in elections to the Lok Sabha
and State Legislative Assembly
• 6.Right to contest for the membership of the
Parliament and State Legislature
• 7.Eligibility to hold certain public offices, that
is, President of India, Vice-President of India,
judges of the Supreme Court and the High
Courts, Governs of states, Attorney General if
India and Advocate General of India.
• Along with that rights the citizens of India
owe certain duties towards the Indian state.
• Constitutional Provisions :
• The Constitution deals with the citizenship
from Articles 5 to 11 under Part 2
• It identifies the persons who became citizens
of India at its commencement (i.e., on
January 26, 1950 ). It does not deal with the
problem of acquisition or loss of citizenship
subsequent to its commencement.
• Parliament has enacted the Citizenship Act,
1955. which has been amended in 1986,
1992, 2003, and 2005
• According to the Constitution, the following
four categories of persons became the
citizens of India at its commencement i.e.,
on 26 January, 1950
• 1.Persons domiciled in India
• 2.Persons migrated from Pakistan
• 3.Persons migrated to Pakistan but later
returned
• 4.Persons of Indian origin residing outside
India
• Other Constitutional provisions with respect to the
citizenship are :
• 1.No person shall be a citizen of India or be deemed
to be a citizen of India, if he has voluntarily acquired
the citizenship of any foreign state (art-9)
• 2. Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen
of India shall continue to be such citizen, subject to
the provisions of any law made by Parliament(art-10)
• 3.Parliament shall have the power to make any
provision with respect to the acquisition and
termination of citizenship and all other matters
relating to citizenship (art-11)
• Acquisition of Citizenship :
• 1.By Birth
• 2.By Descent
• 3.By Registration
• 4.By Naturalization
• 5. By Incorporation of Territory
• Loss of Citizenship :
• 1.By Renunciation
• 2.By Termination
• 3.By Deprivation

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