| 2 | Definitions | Explains important words like “citizen”, “illegal migrant” (person entering without valid documents). | Sarbananda Sonowal v Union of India |
| 3 | Citizenship by birth | A person born in India is a citizen, based on conditions (rules depend on year of birth). | Pradeep Jain v Union of India |
| 4 | Citizenship by descent | A person born outside India can be a citizen if parents are Indian citizens. | State Trading Corporation v CTO |
| 5 | Citizenship by registration | Certain persons (like persons of Indian origin) can apply to become citizens. | Izhar Ahmad Khan v Union of India |
| 6 | Citizenship by naturalisation | A foreign person can become a citizen after living in India for a required time. | Louis De Raedt v Union of India |
| 6A | Special provision for Assam | Special rules for people who came to Assam from Bangladesh. | Sarbananda Sonowal v Union of India |
| 7 | Citizenship by incorporation of territory | People of a new territory become citizens when that area becomes part of India. | Re: Berubari Union Case |
| 7A | Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) | Allows foreign citizens of Indian origin to register as OCI cardholders. | Anand Vardhan Chandel v Union of India |
| 7B | Rights of OCI cardholders | Explains rights given to OCI cardholders (not equal to full citizens). | Anand Vardhan Chandel v Union of India |
| 7C | Renunciation of OCI | OCI cardholder can give up their status voluntarily. | Anand Vardhan Chandel v Union of India |
| 7D | Cancellation of OCI | Government can cancel OCI status in certain situations (like fraud or crime). | Anand Vardhan Chandel v Union of India |
| 8 | Renunciation of citizenship | A person can give up Indian citizenship voluntarily. | Izhar Ahmad Khan v Union of India |
| 9 | Termination of citizenship | Citizenship ends if a person takes citizenship of another country. | Izhar Ahmad Khan v Union of India |
| 10 | Deprivation of citizenship | Government can remove citizenship in cases like fraud (false information). | Louis De Raedt v Union of India |
| 11 | Power of Parliament | Parliament has power to make laws about citizenship. | State Trading Corporation v CTO |