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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.

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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

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1995 SC 142

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