What is the position of the Right to Property in India?
[amp_mcq option1=”Legal right available to citizens only” option2=”Legal right available to any person” option3=”Fundamental Right available to citizens only” option4=”Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC IAS – 2021
Option B is the correct answer. The Right to Property is a legal right available to any person in India.
Originally a Fundamental Right under Article 31, the Right to Property was removed from Part III by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978. It was then placed under Article 300A in Part XII of the Constitution, making it a constitutional legal right. Article 300A states that “No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law,” protecting it against arbitrary executive action but allowing for deprivation by legislative action.