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

  1. A.Legal right available to citizens only
  2. B.Legal right available to any person
  3. C.Fundamental Right available to citizens only
  4. D.Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right
▶ Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: B. Legal right available to any person

Initially a Fundamental Right, the Right to Property was removed from the Fundamental Rights chapter by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978. It was subsequently made a legal or statutory right under Article 300-A. This right is available not just to citizens but to any person, including non-citizens, subject to law.

Source: UPSC gs1 2021

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