Notwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grand-parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 (as originally enacted), and who is ordinarily residing in any country outside India as so defined shall be deemed to be a citizen of India if he has been registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative of India in the country where he is for the time being residing on an application made by him therefor to such diplomatic or consular representative, whether before or after the commencement of this Constitution, in the form and manner prescribed by the Government of the Dominion of India or the Government of India.
PART II CITIZENSHIP
Article 8: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India
Questions on this article
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1. Under Article 394, which of the following Articles came into force at once, before 26 January 1950? 1. Article 5 2. Article 324 3. Article 32 4. Article 60 Select the correct answer:
2. Consider the following statements: 1. Every person who became a citizen at the commencement of the Constitution under Article 5 had his domicile in the territory of India. 2. Article 9, which denies citizenship to a person who has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, applies only to claims under Article 5 and not to claims under Articles 6 and 8. 3. Article 7 does not apply to a person who, after migrating to the territory now included in Pakistan, returned to India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued under the authority of law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?