Article 6: Citizenship and Migration
Article 6 of the Constitution of India primarily focuses on the rights of citizenship for individuals who have migrated to India from specific territories.
It outlines the conditions under which persons migrating from Pakistan to India become citizens. This includes those who moved before a specific cut-off date (July 19, 1948) and registered their migration under the relevant laws, or those who moved before independence and continued to reside in India.
The core provision relates to migration from Pakistan.
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