Correct option is C
The correct answer is (c) No person shall be deprived of his property.
Explanation:
Article 300A states that "no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law."
It signifies that the State cannot take away a person's private property without following a specific legal procedure and having valid legislative backing.
Unlike Fundamental Rights, which are protected under Article 32, the violation of Article 300A (a constitutional right) typically requires a person to approach a High Court under Article 226.
The "authority of law" means that the deprivation must be done by a law enacted by the legislature, not merely by an executive order.
It applies to both citizens and non-citizens (persons).
Information Booster:
The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights (formerly Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31) and re-inserted it as a Constitutional Right under Article 300A.
This shift was made to allow the government to implement land reforms and social welfare schemes without being constantly blocked by the "right to property" as a fundamental right.
Additional Knowledge:
:No person shall be deprived of his education. (Option a)
This is covered under Article 21A, which was added by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002.
It makes free and compulsory education a Fundamental Right for children aged 6 to 14.
No person shall be deprived of his marital rights. (Option b)
There is no specific Article in the Constitution that explicitly uses this phrasing.
Such rights are generally governed by personal laws (like the Hindu Marriage Act) and interpreted under the right to life and liberty (Article 21).
No person shall be deprived of his privacy. (Option d)
The Right to Privacy was declared a Fundamental Right by the Supreme Court in the landmark Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs Union of India (2017) case.
It is considered an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21.
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