Abstract

Citizenship is a legal relationship between the state and its population. It confers civil and political rights
upon the people who compose the State. The Constitution of India in part II, under Art. 5 to 11, deals
with the provisions of citizenship. The Constitution of India provides for a single Indian citizenship. The
Constitution of India does not lays down permanent or comprehensive law relating to citizenship in India.
Instead, it simply describes the classes of persons who would be deemed to be the citizens of India at the
date of the commencement of the Constitution and left the entire laws of citizenship to be regulated by the
Parliament.
Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 was passed by the union Parliament which contains elaborate provisions
for the acquisition and termination of citizenship subsequent to the commencement of the Constitution.
On January 26, 1950, following classes of persons be-came citizens.