framers of the Constitution never intended. Therefore, Article 8 will have no application to Pranav’s case. Civil Appeal No.5932 of 2023, etc. Page 14 of 2517. Article 10 provides that every citizen deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of the provisions of Articles 5 to 8 shall continue to be such citizen subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament. Article 11 protects the power of the Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship or all the matters relating to citizenship. CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE 1955 ACT 18. Now, we turn to the provisions of the 1955 Act. Pranav has not claimed citizenship by birth (Section 3) or citizenship by descent (Section 4). He has claimed citizenship under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the 1955 Act. Section 5 of the 1955 Act reads thus: “5. Citizenship by registration.― (1) Subject to the provisions of this section and such other conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed,