Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law

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1. 1. In Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin, (1980) 2 SCC 360, the Supreme Court read Section 51 of the CPC in the light of Article 11 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 21 of the Constitution. It held that a judgment-debtor may be detained in civil prison in execution of a money decree only where:

   A.there is some element of bad faith beyond mere failure to pay, such as wilful refusal despite meansB.the decretal amount exceeds the total value of all the property of the judgment-debtor that is exempt from attachmentC.the decree has remained unsatisfied for more than two years from its date, whatever the reason for non-paymentD.the decree-holder swears an affidavit that the judgment-debtor has no other property of any kind capable of attachment
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2. 2. Assertion (A): Citizenship acquired under Part II of the Constitution is not immune from a law made by Parliament. Reason (R): Article 11 provides that nothing in the foregoing provisions of Part II shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.

   A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AB.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AC.A is false, but R is trueD.A is true, but R is false
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