The Citizenship Act (1955) provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution. This Act has been amended so far eight times by the following Acts: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1957 The Repealing and Amending Act, 1960 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, …

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Part II of the Constitution of India (Articles 5-11) deals with the Citizenship of India. Article 5 speaks about the citizenship of India at the commencement of the Constitution (Nov 26, 1949). Article 11 gave powers to the Parliament of India to regulate the right of citizenship by law. Thus Citizenship Act 1955 was enacted …

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Union and its Territory Articles 1 to 4 under Part-I of the Constitution deal with the Union and its territory Article 1 : Name and territory of the Union (1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule. …

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