Polity Notes - 2
Citizenship Citizen – enjoys full civil & political rights. Alien – do not enjoy these rights. Part II of Constitution describes classes of people who would be deemed to be citizens at the commencement of Constitution. Law regarding citizenship to be regulated by Parliament. Art. 5 Citizenship by domicile i) Must have domicile in territory of India at the commencement of Constitution. ii) Should be born in India, either of parents were born in India iii) Ordinarily resident in territory of India for not less than 5 years immediately before commencement of Constitution Art. 6- Citizenship of migrants to India from Pakistan – Those who came before July 19, 1948 Who came on or after July 19, 1948, needs to register as citizen by an officer appointed by GOI. Person migrated from Pakistan shall be deemed to be citizen if he or either of his parents or any grandparents were born in India as defined in GOI Act 1935 Art. 7 - Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan migrated to Pakist…
