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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 13

Certificate of Citizenship in Case of Doubt

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Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 13 is part of Citizenship Act, 1955 - Certificate of Citizenship in Case of Doubt. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Central Government may, in such cases as it thinks fit, certify that a person with respect to whose citizenship of India a doubt exists, is a citizen of India; and a certificate issued under this section shall, unless it is proved that it was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of any material fact, be conclusive evidence that person was such a citizen on the date thereof, but without prejudice to any evidence that he was such a citizen at an earlier date.

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What does Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 13 provide?

Section Section 13 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (Certificate of Citizenship in Case of Doubt) is reproduced on this page as part of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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