Who owns India’s land, rivers and forests? What the Constitution says
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Santosh Nair's article in 'Your India' series: The right to property in India is not absolute. Although protected under Article 300A of the Constitution, the government can acquire land for public purposes using 'eminent domain' with just compensation. The 'public trust principle' applies to resources like rivers, forests, where the government is merely a trustee. Actual ownership is multi-layered, with no one being the absolute owner, rather ri…
Are you still the full owner of the land even after it's registered? Understand the truth about true ownership in India through Article 300A, eminent domain, and the public trust doctrine.
Who owns India’s land, rivers and forests? What the Constitution says
Who really owns India, and how much control do you have over your land? In today’s ‘Your India’ column, Santosh Nair examines property rights under the Constitution, the government’s authority to acquire private land and the legal principles governing shared natural resources.
If a private citizen's land can be reclaimed under certain legal conditions and if rivers or forests were never anyone's private property, then who ultimately owns India? Find out who owns India?
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