Question

Right to the property was eliminated from the list of Fundamental Rights during the tenure of

• A. Indira Gandhi
• B. Charan Singh
• C. Rajiv Gandhi
• D. Morarji Desai

Hint:

Remember the 44th Amendment of 1978 as the one that shifted the Right to Property from a Fundamental Right to a constitutional right. This was a key policy change implemented by the Morarji Desai-led Janata Party government that came to power after the Emergency.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The Right to Property was originally a Fundamental Right under Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31 of the Constitution. It was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978. This amendment was enacted during the tenure of the Janata Party government, which was led by Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The right was not completely abolished but was converted into a constitutional/legal right under a new article, Article 300-A, which states that "No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law."