TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1955

Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 7

Citizenship by Incorporation of Territory

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If any territory becomes a part of India, the Central Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, specify the persons who shall be citizens of India by reason of their connection with that territory; and those persons shall be citizens of India as from the date to be specified in the order.