SC's 9-Judges bench is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under 'Material Resources Of Community'
On 23rd April, a 9-Judges Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India commenced the hearing to examine if material resources of the community may include privately owned resources under Article 39 of the constitution. With the law, the question came to the fore if privately owned properties could be seen as “material resources of the community” as mentioned in Article 39 of the Constitution. As per the judgment delivered by Justice Krishna Iyer, material resources of the community covered everything including natural and man-made resources, publicly or privately owned. The court said, “We have some difficulty in sharing the broad view that material resources of the community under Article 39 covers what is privately owned.” Bench refuses to reopen discussion on law under Article 31C of the Constitution Notably, there is one important aspect of the case as a question was raised among the bench if the decision in the Kishavananda Bharati case should be revisited or not.
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