Right To Property


 
 
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Right To Property

The Constitution originally provided for the right to property under Articles 19 and 31. Article 19 guaranteed to all citizens the right to acquire, hold and dispose off property. Article 31 provided that no  person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. It also provided that compensation would be paid to a person whose property has been taken for public purposes.

The provisions relating to the right to property were changed a number of times. The Forty- Fourth Amendment of 1978 deleted the right to property from the list of fundamental rights, A new provision, Article 300-A, was added to the Constitution which provided that 'no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law".

Right to Property as a fundamental right

Since the Constitution of India came into force in the 1950s, the right to property was given fundamental status. Basically, two articles Art. 31 and Art. 19(1)(f) ensures that any person's right against his property remains protected.

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct :

(a) The right to property is still a legal or constitutional right, but it is no longer a fundamental right.

(b) The Constitution originally provided for the right to property under Articles 19 and 32 of the Indian Constitution.

(c) Article 31 of the Indian Constitution provided that no  person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 abolished the right to property as a Fundamental Right by repealing Article 19(1) (f) of the Indian Constitution.

(b) The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 added a new Article 300A  of the Indian Constitution under the heading 'Right to Property' to Part XII.

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Right to property is a _____________________________-

Right Option : D
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