Supreme Court Reinterprets Article 300A, Elevating Property Rights Protection

The Supreme Court in Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra (2024) delivered a landmark ruling reinterpreting Article 300A of the Constitution, placing property rights on par with human rights and articulating governing principles to limit state infringement. The judgment also defined the term 'material resources of the community' under Article 39(b), addressing the long-standing legal tension between citizens' right to property and the state's power of acquisition.