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

Q: Answer-Which of the following about Article 300A of the Constitution is correct concerning deprivation of p...

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.

A Article 300A permits deprivation of property only by due process of law enacted by State or Central legislation, and compensation provisions must be in the law.

B Article 300A makes arbitrary deprivation permissible.

C Article 300A restores Article 19 protections for property.

D Article 300A allows courts to award property rights as fundamental.

E Article 300A applies only to movable property.

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