Which are the modes of losing Indian Citizenship?

1) Renunciation

2) Termination

3) Deprivation

a. 1, 2

b. 2, 3

c. All of the above

d. None of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:

The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or under the Constitution.

By Renunciation -

1. Any citizen of India can make a declaration renouncing is Indian citizenship.

2. However, if such a declaration is made during a war in which India is engaged, its registration shall be withheld by the Central Government.

3. Further, when a person renounces his Indian citizenship, every minor child of that person also loses Indian citizenship.

4. But, when such a child attains the age of 18, he may resume Indian citizenship.

By Termination -

1. When an Indian citizen voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country, he/she automatically ceases to be Indian.

2. This provision does not apply during a war in which India is engaged.

By Deprivation - It is a mandatory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if :

1. the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud;

2. the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India;

3. the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;

4. the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalization, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and

5. the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously (not applicable to students studying abroad or to citizens in the service of a government in India or an international organization of which India is a member, or to citizens who register annually at an Indian consulate regarding their intention to retain his Indian citizenship).