Question
With reference to the acquisition of Citizenship under
the Citizenship Act of 1955, consider the following statements: 1. The children of foreign diplomats posted in India can acquire Indian citizenship by birth. 2. If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, all the residents of the territory automatically become the citizens of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Solution
Indian Citizenship Act was enacted by the Parliament in 1955 to deal with extended provisions with regard to the requirement of Citizenship. It provides that a person will not be a citizen of India if at the time of his birth either of his father or mother is a diplomat who is not a citizen of India or his father or mother is an alien enemy and birth of the child occurs in any place not being occupied by the enemy. If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, all the people of that territory do not automatically become citizens of India. The Government of India specifies the persons who among the people of the territory shall be the citizens of India.
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