# Judgments construing Article 159 of The Constitution of India

10 judgments in this corpus construe Article 159 of The Constitution of India — Oath or affirmation by the Governor, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/159

Showing 1–10 of 10, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 159 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/159) — Oath or affirmation by the Governor

## The judgments

- [HIS HOLINESS KESAVANANDA BHARATI SRIPADAGALA VARU v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/his-holiness-kesavananda-bharati-sripadagala-varu-v-state-of-kerala-6606) — [1973] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 95 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 305
- [SP. GUPTA & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sp-gupta-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-etc-etc-8920) — [1982] 2 S.C.R. 365 · cited by 37 · names the article once, first at printed page 978
- [S.R. BOMMAI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-r-bommai-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12621) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 644 · cited by 32 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 27
- [[2016] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f2016-6-s-c-r-1-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-deputy-speaker-and-others-31510) — cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 163
- [RAMESHW AR PRASAD AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rameshw-ar-prasad-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-anr-21105) — [2006] 1 S.C.R. 562 · cited by 5 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 13
- [S.C.R. 589 B.P. SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-s-c-r-589-b-p-singhal-v-union-of-india-and-anr-26883) — [2010] 6 S.C.R. 589 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10
- [B.R. KAPUR v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-r-kapur-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-and-anr-18230) — [2001] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 191 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 7
- [The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-tamil-nadu-v-the-governor-of-tamil-nadu-anr-38568) — 2025 INSC 481 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 171
- [[2002] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 366](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2002-supp-3-s-c-r-366-18774) — names the article once, first at printed page 105
- [REV. MONS. SEBASTIAO FRANCISCO XAVIER DOS REMEDIOS MONTEIRO v. STATE OF GOA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rev-mons-sebastiao-francisco-xavier-dos-remedios-monteiro-v-state-of-goa-4720) — [1970] 1 S.C.R. 87 · names the article once, first at printed page 9

## Elsewhere

- [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)