What is a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law, and how does it affect one's citizenship status?
A permit for resettlement or permanent return issued by or under the authority of any law is a document that allows an individual who has migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan, to return to the territory of India with the purpose of resettling or establishing permanent residence there. This permit is issued by or under the authority of a specific law governing the issue.

When a person obtains this permit and returns to India after migrating to Pakistan after March 1, 1947, their citizenship status will be affected as follows: they will be deemed to have migrated to the territory of India after July 19, 1948, for the purposes of clause (b) of Article 6. This means that if they can prove that they have been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since their return date, they may be eligible for Indian citizenship under the provisions of Article 6(ii).