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Revision note: The Union and its Territory; Citizenship

  • Art 1: Union of States – no right to secede; First Schedule: 28 states, 8 UTs
  • Art 2: admit/establish new states; Art 3: reorganise states (President's prior recommendation; state views non-binding)
  • Art 4: not an amendment under Art 368 (simple majority)
  • Andhra 1953 → Fazl Ali → SR Act 1956 (14 states, 6 UTs); Telangana 2014; J&K Reorganisation 2019
  • Citizenship: Arts 5–11 (at commencement); Citizenship Act 1955 – birth, descent, registration, naturalisation, incorporation
  • Loss: renunciation, termination, deprivation; CAA 2019 cut-off 31 Dec 2014
Revision card summarising The Union and its Territory; Citizenship
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