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What was the effect of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978 on the right to property?

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What was the effect of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978 on the right to property?

  1. It became a right protected through the Ninth Schedule

  2. It became a constitutional right under Article 300A

  3. It became a Directive Principle under Article 39(b)

  4. It remained a Fundamental Right under Article 31

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Correct answer: B - It became a constitutional right under Article 300A

The Forty-fourth Amendment omitted Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31 from Part III and inserted Article 300A, under which no person shall be deprived of property save by authority of law. Property is therefore a constitutional and legal right, not a Fundamental Right; Article 39(b) concerns distribution of material resources, and the Ninth Schedule shields laws from challenge rather than conferring rights.

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