Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly, which indicated that the provisions in the Constitution deal with citizenship on the date of commencement of the Constitution. Therefore, his submission is that Articles 5 to 9 determine who are Indian citizens at the commencement of the Constitution of India. After the enactment of the 1955 Act, India's citizenship can be acquired, terminated, or otherwise regulated under the provisions thereof. He submitted that Pranav is not a Civil Appeal No.5932 of 2023, etc. Page 7 of 25person of Indian origin. Therefore, Section 5(1)(b) of the 1955 Act will not apply. 12. He submitted that Section 8(2) of the 1955 Act will have no application. He submitted that Pranav’s parents lost their citizenship the moment they acquired the citizenship of Singapore. When Pranav was born, his parents were no longer Indian citizens. They lost Indian citizenship upon the acquisition of Singapore citizenship. He would, therefore, submit that Pranav is not entitled to