Q. In which of the following cases, there would be a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship?
1. When the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud
2. When the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India.
3. When the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
The Citizenship Act (1955) prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz, renunciation, termination and deprivation.
All the Statements are correct. There would be compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:
- the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud (Statement 1 is correct)
- the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India (Hence statement 2 is correct.)
- the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
- the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
- the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously (Hence statement 3 is correct.)
| Important Tips Further, when a person renounces his Indian citizenship, every minor child of that person also loses Indian citizenship. However, when such a child attains the age of eighteen, he may resume Indian citizenship. |
