SUPREME COURT DIRECTS CENTRE TO HAND OVER POSSESSION OF PROPERTY TO OWNER AFTER 33 YEARS

SUPREME COURT DIRECTS CENTRE TO HAND OVER POSSESSION OF PROPERTY TO OWNER AFTER 33 YEARS

25^th November

The Supreme Court has said although the Right to Property is not a fundamental right protected under Part III of the Constitution of India, it remains a valuable Constitutional Right. The court made this observation while directing the Centre to hand over possession of the suit property to the owner after 33 years.

The decision came from the two judge-bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and S. Ravindra Bhat after an appeal was made by the owner of the land (appellants) against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court in which the high court rejected his claim to direct the Union to vacate their lands, leaving it open to the latter to initiate appropriate proceedings for acquisition of certain lands (which belonged to the appellants).

Moreover, the Hon’ble Apex Court held that the evolving jurisprudence of this court also underlines that it is a valuable right ensuring guaranteed freedoms and economic liberty.