The Indian Constitution, in Part
II of the Constitution under Article 5 to 11, deals with the Citizenship
provisions in India.
- Article 5 defines who shall
be a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution, which
includes every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and
meets the conditions mentioned in the Article.
- Article 6 deals with the
citizenship of migrants from the territory of Pakistan to India.
- Article 7 provides that any
person voluntarily acquiring the citizenship of any foreign state shall
cease to be a citizen of India.
- Article 8 deals with the
rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
- Article 9 states that no
person can be deprived of his citizenship save by the procedure
established by law.
- Article 10 allows the
Parliament to make provisions with respect to the acquisition and
termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
- Article 11 gives power to
the Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and
termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
Thus, the Indian Constitution provides a framework
for acquiring, retaining, and losing Indian citizenship, and Parliament has the
power to make laws for the regulation of citizenship in India.