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Understanding Article 5 of the Indian Constitution
Explore the provisions of Article 5, which lays down the criteria for acquiring Indian citizenship when the Constitution came into effect in 1950.
Constitution of India
PART II
CITIZENSHIP
Simply put, "citizenship" refers to the legal relationship that exists between a person and a particular country, in which the person pledges allegiance to the nation and fulfils his obligations therein, while the nation also guarantees the person its protection.
Article 5 - Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.
At the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and—
(a) who was born in the territory of India; or
(b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or
(c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement,
shall be a citizen of India.
Explanation/Comment -
Every person who has his domicile (ordinarily connotes a person residence where he intends to live on a permanent basis) and fulfil any one of the mentioned three conditions (viz. if he was born in India; or if either of his parents was born in India; or if he has been ordinarily resident in India for five years immediately before the commencement of the Constitution) would be a citizen of India.
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