private property

Constitutional Bench 2024 roundup
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

The Supreme Court’s 2024 decisions have marked a significant turning point in the country’s legal and constitutional framework. Key rulings delivered by Constitutional Benches on Electoral bonds, private property, royalty as tax, AMU’s minority status, sub-classification within reserved categories, etc. have left an impact on fundamental rights, political transparency and tax regime, shaping India’s socio-political landscape, influencing both public policy and the broader democratic process.

private properties as resource of community
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Unless and until private ownership and control of the material resources are transformed or converted into the “material resources of the community” which is a condition precedent, there cannot be distribution of the said resources by the State. Otherwise, the State would merely transfer privately owned material resources from one owner to another person, without first making it a “material resource of the community” which, is not the intent of the framers of the Constitution and neither is the same envisaged under Article 39(b).”