Rights of citizenship of certain persons of
Indian origin residing outside India.
8. Notwithstanding anything in
article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose
grandparents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935
(as originally enacted), and who is ordinarily residing in any country outside
India as so defined shall be deemed to be a citizen of India if he has been
registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative
of India in the country where he is for the time being residing on an
application made by him therefor to such diplomatic or consular representative,
whether before or after the commencement of this Constitution, in the form and
manner prescribed by the Government of the Dominion of India or the Government
of India.
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