With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile. 2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State. 3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Only statement 1 is correct. The Constitution gives India a single citizenship, with no separate state citizenship as in the United States, and one domicile for the whole country: Article 5 speaks of domicile 'in the territory of India', and the Supreme Court has held that there is no separate domicile of a state. Statement 2 is wrong: Article 58 requires only that the President be a citizen of India, so a naturalised citizen is eligible, unlike in the US, where the President must be a natural-born citizen. Statement 3 is wrong: Section 10 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 lets the Government deprive a citizen by naturalisation or registration of citizenship, for example if it was obtained by fraud, or if the person has shown disloyalty to the Constitution or traded with an enemy in wartime.