Article 5 addresses 'Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
Article 6 addresses 'Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
Article 7 addresses 'Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
Article 8 addresses 'Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
Article 9 addresses 'Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
Article 10 provides constitutional permanence and protection to Indian citizens. It establishes that every person who is deemed an Indian citizen shall continue to be a citizen and enjoy all constitutional protections, subject only to valid parliamentary laws. An executive officer, police officer, or local bureaucrat has zero authority to declare an Indian citizen stateless or strip their rights.
Article 11 addresses 'Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law' in Part II (Citizenship). It sets out the legal framework for who was recognized as an Indian citizen at the commencement of the Constitution (26 January 1950), including provisions for domicile, cross-border migration during Partition, overseas Indians, and Parliament's plenary power to enact citizenship laws.
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