New Delhi. Can the government take over the private property of any person or community? The Supreme Court has given a historic verdict on this important question. A bench of 9 judges headed by CJI DY Chandrachud has given a majority verdict that the government cannot take over all private properties.

old decision overturned

While hearing the case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that not every private property is community property. SC overturned the decisions made after 1978 in which the socialist theme was adopted. It was said that for the common good, the government can claim rights over all private properties. Under the provisions of Article 39 (B) of the Constitution, it has now been decided that private property cannot be considered community property. They cannot even be distributed for public benefit.

The influence of a particular ideology

CJI Chandrachud said that we cannot look at all private properties as community property. Some old decisions taken in this regard were influenced by a particular ideology. Let us tell you that the bench of 9 judges included Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Manoj Mishra.