Which of the following about Article 300A of the Constitution is correct concerning deprivation of property?

Solution

Article 300A provides that no person shall be deprived of property except by authority of law. This embeds the rule of law into property relations by preventing arbitrary executive deprivation. Although compensation is not expressly guaranteed, the law authorizing deprivation must be just, fair, and reasonable under Article 14. In K.T. Plantation v. State of Karnataka (2011), the Supreme Court held that a law depriving property without compensation may still be valid, but grossly unjust or illusory compensation could violate constitutional principles. Article 300A thus balances social welfare objectives with individual protection.