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What is the legal status of the right to property in India?

Article 300A protects property against deprivation without authority of law. This protection is a constitutional right outside Part III.

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What is the legal status of the right to property in India?

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Article 300A protects property against deprivation without authority of law. This protection is a constitutional right outside Part III.

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Option A

Article 300A lies outside Part III. The former fundamental-right provisions do not supply the current protection.

Option B

Article 300A bars deprivation of property except by authority of law. The guarantee is constitutional and lies outside Part III.

Option C

Ordinary legislation may govern property and provide authority for deprivation, but Article 300A itself supplies this constitutional guarantee.

Option D

Article 300A is a constitutional guarantee outside Part IV. It is not a Directive Principle of State Policy.

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