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Sunday, 6 April, 2025

Not all private properties can be acquired by govt for common good under Article 39(b), rules SC

The majority verdict authored by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the interpretation that every privately-owned property could be used by the state as a material resource to “subserve the common good” postulated a “rigid economic theory which advocates greater state control of private resources”.

Not all private properties can be acquired by govt for common good under Article 39(b), rules SC

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