Constitution of Qatif

The Royal Decree of India is the supreme law of India.

Preamble
I, AMRISH RAI SHARMA I, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, have brought together those who represent the people of India to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN FEDERAL MONARCHY under the divinely appointed monarch who will represent and uphold the following tenants in the name of the people; JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; BY THE WILL OF MYSELF, the MAHARAJA, under the eyes of our gods on this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do I HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO THE PEOPLE THIS ROYAL DECREE.

Article I: The Name of the Kingdom
The Kingdom shall be henceforth known as the Federal Kingdom of India, comprised of the kingdoms of India.

Article II: The Provinces and States
Therefore, there shall be seven kingdoms known as provinces in India, each of which are made of several states. India shall retain sovereignty of the territory it claims and possesses as of 26th November 1949, including the waters and rivers that lie therein as well as the territorial seas.

Article III: The creation of new states
There shall be no new provinces and states in India unless decreed by the National Congress of India; as well as this the Assembly of India has the power to; (a)form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State; (b) increase the area of any State; (c) diminish the area of any State; (d) alter the boundaries of any State; (e) alter the name of any State.

Article IV:Attainment of Citizenship
From the 26th January 1950, every person who has his or her domicile in the territory of India and— (a) who was born in the territory of India; or (b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or (c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding this decree, shall be a citizen of India and subject to its laws and decrees.

Article V: The rights of citizenship of those from Pakistan
Notwithstanding anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the lands of the Federal Kingdom of India from the territory now included in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be deemed to be a citizen of India at the commencement of this Decree if— (a) he or she or either of his or her parents or any of his grand-parents was born in India and (b)(i) in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he or she has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his or her migration, or (ii) in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefore to such officer before the commencement of this Decree in the form and manner prescribed by that Government: AND c) he or she declares their loyalty through an oath of allegiance to the monarch Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his or her application.

Article VI: Rights of citizeship of certain migrants to Pakistan
Notwithstanding anything in articles 4 and 5, a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of the Federal Kingdom of India to the territory now included in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall not be deemed to be a citizen of India: Provided that nothing in this article shall apply to a person who, after having so migrated to the territory now included in Pakistan, has returned to the territory of India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law and every such person shall for the purposes of clause (b) of article 5 be deemed to have migrated to the territory of India after the nineteenth day of July, 1948. ====Article VII: Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India==== Notwithstanding anything in article 4, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grand-parents was born in India, and who is ordinarily residing in any country outside India as so defined shall be deemed to be a citizen of India if he has been registered as a citizen of India by the diplomatic or consular representative of India in the country where he or she is for the time being residing on an application made by him therefore to such diplomatic or consular representative, whether before or after the commencement of this Decree, in the form and manner prescribed by the Government of India. ====Article VIIII: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens==== No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 4, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5 or article 7, if he or she has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.

Article IX: Continuance of the rights of citizenship
Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing provisions of this Part shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by the National Congress, continue to be such citizen.

Article X: Congress is to regulate the right of citizenship by law
Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Congress (and the monarch) to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.

Article I: Titles
The monarch of India shall always be addressed as the Maharajah if male or Maharani if female. The monarch is the supreme head of the armed forces of India as the Chief Commissar of the National Royal Guard, and also heads the Assembly of India, the National Congress of India and the Royal Court of India.

Article II: The Monarchs Power
The monarch functions as both Head of State and Head of Government, and possesses the power to; a) Hold overall legislative, executive or juridical power b) Draft, amend and approve all laws put forward by Congress or the Assembly, and issue any Royal Decree c) Formally declare war with the approval of Congress d) Overrule any decision made by the Assembly or Congress unless Congress unanimously rejected by the latter e) Can appoint and dismiss members of the Assembly f) Can dissolve Congress and/or the Assembly in times of emergency g) Preside over both the Assembly or Congress h) To accommodate, invite and greet any diplomatic representatives from other sovereign states i) Sign all treaties j) Formally represent the state in any international communities k) Award titles and decorations to those deemed to be distinguished by the monarch l) Pardon any of those deemed to be guilty on their own discretion m) Uphold the conditions on this Decree, and the rights of the citizens of India