Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Citizenship_Amendment_Act,_1955
gptkbp:appliesTo citizens_of_India
gptkbp:convictedOf January 26, 1950
gptkbp:criticism exclusionary practices
gptkbp:defines categories of citizenship
rights_of_Indian_citizens
gptkbp:discusses Indian_Parliament_debates
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
Citizenship Act, 1955
gptkbp:established process for renunciation of citizenship
birth, descent, and registration for citizenship
framework for citizenship applications
naturalization process for foreigners
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs,_India
Indian_law
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-colonial_India
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first comprehensive citizenship law in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
gptkbp:impact legal_status_of_Indian_nationals
gptkbp:includes provisions for refugees
gptkbp:influenced citizenship policies in other countries
judicial interpretations of citizenship
subsequent_citizenship_laws_in_India
gptkbp:influencedBy Government of India Act, 1919
gptkbp:ledTo formation of citizenship commissions
gptkbp:notableEvent Foreigners Act, 1946
gptkbp:opposedBy certain political groups
gptkbp:provides guidelines for citizenship verification
loss of citizenship under certain conditions
gptkbp:purpose to_define_the_citizenship_of_Indians
gptkbp:recognizes dual citizenship for certain individuals
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Independence_Movement
gptkb:Indian_nationality_law
gptkbp:replacedBy Citizenship Act, 1955
gptkbp:sets rights and duties of citizens
gptkbp:significance established_citizenship_criteria_for_Indians
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1924