ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the laws on statelessness in the Indian context, citing case laws and referring to parliamentary debates. It points out that there are two UN conventions on statelessness, but these two cannot make India liable to go by their terms and conditions, as India has not signed these conventions. The limitation of these conventions to reduce statelessness for a country like India is a writ of bit large as there is a growing number of people who are stateless de facto.