The Parliament of India enacted The Citizenship Act on December 30, 1955. The Act lays down rules for the ‘acquisition and termination’ of Indian citizenship. While Part II of the Constitution of India defines citizenship at ‘the commencement of the Constitution’ (January 26, 1950), it says that the Parliament has the power to enact a law on citizenship. (See this resource for the discussion on Part II in the Constituent Assembly Debates.) The Citizenship Act, 1955, was amended in 1985, 1992, 2003, 2005 and 2015.
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