Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the November 2024 Supreme Court judgment on Article 39(b)?
1. The 9-judge bench unanimously ruled that all private property constitutes material resources of the community.
2. The judgment explicitly overturned the expansive interpretation established by Justice Krishna Iyer in 1978.

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Accepted Answer

B. 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the verdict was an 8:1 majority (not unanimous) and it ruled that NOT all private property qualifies as material resources. Statement 2 is correct as the judgment overturned the 1978 doctrine of Justice Krishna Iyer.

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