Part III of the Constitution of India

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Part III of the Constitution of India is the section that enshrines fundamental rights, guaranteeing core civil liberties and protections to individuals against state action.

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Part III of the Constitution of India canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document section
part of a constitution
adoptedOn 1949-11-26
aimsTo limit arbitrary state action
protect human dignity
amendmentRequires special majority in Parliament
appliesTo citizens of India
in certain cases, non-citizens
appliesWithinJurisdiction territory of India
bindingOn State Governments of India
Union Government of India
linked to: Union Government
cameIntoForceOn 1950-01-26
canBeAmendedBy Parliament of India
classification rights chapter of the Constitution of India
containsArticlesFrom Article 12
containsArticlesTo Article 35
contrastedWith Part IV of the Constitution of India
country India
defines the term State in Article 12
empowers courts to strike down unconstitutional state action
enforceableBy High Courts of India
Supreme Court of India
enshrines fundamental rights
guarantees core civil liberties
hasLegalEffect invalidates laws inconsistent with fundamental rights
hasTitle Fundamental Rights
includesArticle Article 14
Article 19
Article 21
Article 32
includesRight cultural and educational rights
right against exploitation
right to constitutional remedies
right to equality
right to freedom
right to freedom of religion
inspiredBy United States Bill of Rights
linked to: Bill of Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
interpretedBy Supreme Court of India
language English
Hindi
legalStatus justiciable
partOf Constitution of India
protects individuals against state action
providesFor writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 32
relatedToDoctrine basic structure doctrine
subjectMatter civil and political rights
subjectTo reasonable restrictions specified in the Constitution

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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala constitutionalProvisionInvolved Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 15 of the Constitution of India partOf Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 17 of the Constitution of India partOf Part III of the Constitution of India
44th Amendment to the Constitution of India affectedPart Part III of the Constitution of India
Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 affectedPart Part III of the Constitution of India
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 32 of the Constitution of India enshrinedIn Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 15(4) constitutionalPart Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 15(5) locatedIn Part III of the Constitution of India
Article 14 of the Constitution of India partOf Part III of the Constitution of India