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{{Short description|Laws governing citizenship of India}} | |||
{{Redirect|Indian citizenship|the United States law|Indian Citizenship Act}} | |||
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| short_title = The Citizenship Act, 1955 | |||
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| long_title = An Act to provide for acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship. | |||
| citation = [https://indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1522?view_type=browse&sam_handle=123456789/1362 Act No 57 of 1955] | |||
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| enacted_by = [[Parliament of India]] | |||
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| date_assented = 30 December 1955 | |||
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| amendments = The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986,<br/>[http://eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/docs/05_INDI_Citizenship%20Amendment%20Act%201992.pdf The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992],<br/> The [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003]],<br/>[http://164.100.47.4/billstexts/rsbilltexts/AsIntroduced/LXXV_2005.pdf The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005], and<br/> [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] | |||
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| summary = Along with the Constitution of India, the Citizenship Act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in India. | |||
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#Article 5- [[Citizenship]] at the commencement of the [[Constitution of India|constitution]]. | #Article 5- [[Citizenship]] at the commencement of the [[Constitution of India|constitution]]. | ||
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| The Citizenship Act, 1955 | |
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| Citation | Act No 57 of 1955 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Assented to | 30 December 1955 |
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| The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005, and The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| Summary | |
| Along with the Constitution of India, the Citizenship Act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in India. | |
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- Article 5- Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
- Article 6- Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
- Article 7-Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
- Article 8- Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
- Article 9-Person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens.
- Article 10- Continuance of the Rights of citizenship.
- Article 11- Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.