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Article 31

Part III — Fundamental Rights · Constitution of India

Article 31

Compulsory acquisition of property.— Omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 6 (w.e.f. 20-6-1979).

In plain wordsThis article guaranteed the right to property and compensation when the government took it. It was removed by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.
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