The Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle
1.Right to equality
2.Right to freedom
6.Right to property
• Later on, Right to property was removed from the part III by the 44 th Amendment in 1978.
Article 14
Article 19
Restrictions
Public order
Contempt of court
Defamation
Incitement of offenses
• Article 21 – Protection of life and personal liberty, no person shall be deprived of his
personal liberty except according to the procedures established by law.
• This provision of the Constitution is one of the most implemented as well as widely
interpreted areas in the field of law enforcement. The Article covers the most
sensitive area, i.e. protection and securing the life and liberty of a person
Maneka Gandhi v. The Union of India
Why is this called the golden triangle?
• These three articles are the strongest guards against arbitrary actions of the
government, against taking away of different freedoms and of a whole host of issues
that have bearing on human rights and freedoms. These articles are so important to
our jurisprudence that their interconnection is rightly called the golden triangle.