Article — what it settles
7 sentencesDominic has lived here for five years.
Domicile — citizens at the commencement=Art 5 — domiciled in India and born here, or a parent born here, or ordinarily resident for at least 5 years just before 26 Jan 1950
Papa came for six months.
Pakistan → India migrants=Art 6 — came before 19 July 1948: ordinarily resident since then · on or after that date: lived here 6 months and got registered
Papa left and came back in seven days.
Pakistan-goers who came back=Art 7 — went to Pakistan after 1 March 1947 · returned only on a resettlement permit (treated as a post-1948 migrant)
Indu wrote eight letters from London.
Indian-origin persons living abroad=Art 8 — he, a parent or a grandparent born in undivided India · registered at an Indian diplomatic or consular office
Another passport came at nine.
Another country’s citizenship taken by choice=Art 9 — voluntarily taking foreign citizenship ends Indian citizenship
Continue the match for ten more overs.
Continuance of citizenship=Art 10 — every citizen stays a citizen, subject to Parliament’s law
Parliament meets at eleven.
Parliament’s power over citizenship=Art 11 — full power to make law on getting and losing citizenship · the Citizenship Act, 1955 came from it
Part II, Arts 5–11 · single citizenship (of the Union only) — idea from Britain · Arts 5–8 settle who was a citizen on day one; the rest is left to Parliament (Art 11) · Arts 5–9 came into force on 26 November 1949 itself (Art 394).