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Q92·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2021

Legal Status of the Right to Property in India

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Question

What is the position of the Right to Property in India?

Options

a

Legal right available to citizens only

b

Legal right available to any person

Answer
c

Fundamental Right available to citizens only

d

Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right

Explanation

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1978 removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights (Article 19(1)(f)) and re-established it as a constitutional/legal right under Article 300A in Part XII. The article states that 'no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law', meaning this protection extends to any person, including non-citizens and corporate entities. > The Right to Property is a constitutional legal right protected under Article 300A and is available to any person. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2021

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q92

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Constitutional Amendments

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity / 44th Amendment

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