Constitution 5 — Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

At the
commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the
territory of India and—
(a) who was born in the territory of India; or
(b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or
(c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for
not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement,
shall be a citizen of India.

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