Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Right to Property was deleted as a Fundamental Right by the 44th Amendment.
Reason (R): It was inserted as a legal right in Article 300A.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Correct option is D

Answer: (d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Assertion (A) is true: The Right to Property was deleted as a Fundamental Right by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978. This was done to facilitate land reforms and various socio-economic policies without facing legal challenges in the Supreme Court.
Reason (R) is true: The 44th Amendment simultaneously inserted the right to property as a legal (or constitutional) right in a new provision, Article 300A, located in Part XII of the Constitution.
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of (A): Both statements are factually correct, but the Reason (R) is the result or the consequence of the action described in Assertion (A), not the explanation why the right was deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights in the first place. The deletion was primarily for the purpose of legislative flexibility in land acquisition for public welfare, not merely to place it into Article 300A.