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Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right?
Right to Equality
Right to Property
Right to Freedom
Right against Exploitation
Right to Property
The Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1978. It was demoted from a Fundamental Right under Article 31 to a constitutional legal right under Article 300A in Part XII of the Indian Constitution.
The Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act in 1978. It was demoted from a Fundamental Right under Article 31 to a constitutional legal right under Article 300A in Part XII of the Indian Constitution.
44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978; Article 300A of the Indian Constitution.
Originally, the Constitution of India provided seven Fundamental Rights.
The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 abolished the Right to Property as a Fundamental Right.
Currently, there are six categories of Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.
Under Article 300A, no person can be deprived of their property save by authority of law.
The Right to Equality (Articles 14-18), Right to Freedom (Articles 19-22), and Right against Exploitation (Articles 23-24) remain core Fundamental Rights.
Other Fundamental Rights include Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights, and Right to Constitutional Remedies.
B is correct тАФ The Right to Property is no longer a Fundamental Right following the 44th Amendment Act, 1978.
When studying Fundamental Rights, always remember that 'Right to Constitutional Remedies' (Article 32) is termed the 'Heart and Soul' of the Constitution by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.