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Which Constitutional Amendment Act deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights and made it a legal right under Article 300A?

A. 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
B. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978✓ Correct Answer
C. 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985
D. 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002

💡 Solution & Explanation

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights under Articles 19(1)(f) and 31, relocating it as a constitutional right under Article 300A in Part XII. The 42nd Amendment did not touch this specific property right provision, and the 86th Amendment introduced the Right to Education. Article 300A mandates that no person shall be deprived of property save by authority of law.

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