Article 6 provides for citizenship rights of migrants from Pakistan before the commencement of the Constitution of India. It makes two types of distinctions among such migrants, i.e. those migrating to India before July 19, 1948 when permit system for migration was introduced and those who came after that date. A person who migrated from Pakistan to India before July 19, 1948, shall be deemed to be a citizen of India on the commencement of the Constitution provided he or either of his parents or any of his grandparents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935 and has been ordinarily residing in India since the date of his migration. In the case of one migrating after July 19, 1948, he should have been registered as citizen of India by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government of India. But, in the latter case, no person shall be so registered unless he has been residing in India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application.
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