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

• Legal right available to citizens only
• Legal right available to any person
• Fundamental Right available to citizens only
• Neither fundamental Right nor legal right

Answer: (b) Legal right available to any person

Notes:

• The property right was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44thAmendment Act, 1978.
• It is made a legal right under Article 300-A in Part XII of the Constitution. It is not an exclusive legal right offered to citizens.
• Article 19 is modified for this reason, and article 31 is removed.
• It is ensured that the right of minorities to found and run educational institutions of their choosing will not be impacted by the removal of property from the list of fundamental rights.
• Article 300-A provides that no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. 
• According to Article 300 A of the Indian Constitution, only a bill passed by the Lok Sabha has the ability to take away someone’s property.