Citizenship (Articles 5–11) — KSLU Constitutional Law Notes

Citizenship (Articles 5–11)

The Constitution defines who were citizens at its commencement (Arts. 5–8) and leaves the rest to Parliament (Art. 11), which enacted the Citizenship Act, 1955. India has single citizenship — no separate State citizenship. Citizenship is acquired by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation, or incorporation of territory, and lost by renunciation, termination or deprivation — all under the 1955 Act, not by mere residence.