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Article 11

Part II — Citizenship · Constitution of India

Article 11

Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part 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.

In plain wordsParliament holds full power to make laws on how citizenship is gained and lost. The Citizenship Act of 1955 exists because of this power.
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