Reviewed case brief
Jilubhai Nanbhai Khachar v State of Gujarat
AIR 1995 SC 142
Post-44th Amendment, the right to property is no longer a fundamental right but a constitutional right under Art. 300A. The State can deprive property only by authority of law.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1995
- Subjects
- Property Law, Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Right to property under Art. 300A is a constitutional right (not fundamental); deprivation only by authority of law
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
AIR 1995 SC 142
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