In this study, we analyze in detail Decision 20/2014. of the Slovak Constitutional Court, which examined the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Act on Land Acquisition. In this decision, the Constitutional Court addressed the constitutionality of the rules on the transfer of ownership of agricultural land by way of sale. In addition to analyzing the Constitutional Court's decision, the study also discusses the background to the initiation of the Constitutional Court proceedings, the aftermath of the Court's decision, and the 2017 amendment to the Slovak Constitution, which is closely related to the topic under review.