Question

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Principle: No person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law.

Facts: The District Magistrate of Dastar district issued an order transferring all privately owned property within the two-kilometer range of the Kashti river in the district in the name of the state government for the purpose of converting the said area into an environmental green belt. The owners of the land filed a petition for quashing of the order under the principle. Will the petition succeed?

पर्याय

• Yes, because the Magistrate should have taken permit from Environment Ministry before passing such an order.

• Yes, because the order by the Magistrate is not backed by the authority of any legislation.

• No, because the Kashti river and surrounding areas have been victims of increasing pollution over the last few years and unilateral administrative action is required to curb the same.

• No, because the Magistrate notified all the affected parties before passing the order.

Answer 1

No, because the Kashti river and surrounding areas have been victims of increasing pollution over the last few years and unilateral administrative action is required to curb the same.
The right to property is also not an absolute right and can be restrained by passing appropriate legislation.