Nagangudi in Thanjavur District and Mrs.Lalitha, who was born on 15.10.1946 at Panampattu, Villupuram District, were Indian citizens. Even though the parents of the respondent were also Indian citizens originally, they migrated to Singapore renouncing their Indian citizenship. That does not mean that the children born to them will also be bound to lose their Indian citizenship. Since sub-section (2) of Section 8 of the Citizenship Act, which has been highlighted above, clearly shows that even if the parents have renounced their Indian citizenship after settling down in a foreign country, the children born to them, on attaining 18 years of age, can choose to resume the Indian citizenship, within one year, by making a declaration in the prescribed form and manner before the prescribed authority. Since the respondent has admittedly made the declaration in the prescribed form within one year of his attaining majority, the same has been rightly appreciated and held in favour of the respondent/writ petitioner by the learned single Judge. Therefore, we do not find any merit in this writ appeal. Accordingly, the writ appeal fails and it is dismissed. Consequently, C.M.P.No.17257 of 2022 is also dismissed.
