Constitution Section 300A — Persons not to be deprived of property save by authority of law

Part XII — FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS — CHAPTER IV.—RIGHT TO PROPERTY

Constitutional

Summary

No person can be forced to give up their property unless a law specifically allows it. This means the government or any authority cannot take away your property without a valid legal basis.

Official Text

No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.

Related Judgments

RAJENDRA NAGAR ADARSH GRAH NIRMAN SAHKARI SAMITI LTD. vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2013)
K.T. PLANTATION PVT. LTD. & ANR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2011)
HARI KRISHNA MANDIR TRUST vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2020)
STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. vs JITENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2013)