Constitution of India · Part II: Citizenship
Article 11: Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law
In plain words
Nothing in this Part limits Parliament's power to make laws on acquiring and losing citizenship and all other matters about citizenship.
A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.
Official text
Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 11
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Basudev Dutta v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the termination order of the appellant-employee after rendering 26 years of service, based on the police verification report that he was considered ‘unsuitable’ for employment…
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Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors.
The issues were: 1) ingredients, indicia or criteria for an educational institution to be considered a minority educational institution under Article 30 of the Constitution; 2) whether Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is…
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Union of India v. Pranav Srinivasan
The issue involved in the instant cases concerns the grant of Indian citizenship to the respondent.
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IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus
Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of s.6A of the Citizenship Act; does s.6A offend preambular values like fraternity; s.6A, if ultra vires Part II of the Constitution; does s.6A create an unreasonable…
- Kenisha Agrawal Minor Represented by Father and Natural Guardian Mr Nitin Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors
- Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors. v. Union of India &
- Abdul Kuddus v. Union of India and Others
- Indian Young Lawyers Assn. v. State of Kerala 561 Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors.V. the State of Kerala & Ors.
- Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- Harishankar Jain v. Sonia Gandhi
- Chandra Parkash Shahi v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- Bhagwati Prasad Dixit 'Ghorewala' v. Rajeev Gandhi
- People'S Union for Democratic Rights and Others v. Union of India & Others
- His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala
- State of Utiar Pradesh & Ors. v. Shah Mohammad & Anr.
- I. C. Golak Nath & Ors. v. Sta Te of Punjab & Anrs.
- Kulathil Mammu v. The State of Kerala
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. & Others v. The Commercial Tax Officer, Visakha- Patnam and Others
- Izhar Ahmad Khan v. Union of India
- Purushothaman Nambudiri v. The State of Kerala