# Judgments construing Article 16 of The Constitution of India (page 3 of 17)

814 judgments in this corpus construe Article 16 of The Constitution of India — Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/16/3

Showing 101–150 of 814, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 16 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/16) — Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment

## The judgments

- [B. N. TIWARI v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-n-tiwari-v-union-of-india-others-3419) — [1965] 2 S.C.R. 421 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [N RAGHA VENDRA RAO v. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. SOUTH KANARA, MAN GALORE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-ragha-vendra-rao-v-deputy-commissioner-south-kanara-man-galore-3163) — [1964] 7 S.C.R. 549 · cited by 7 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [SACHIN KUMAR & ORS v. DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICE SELECTION BOARD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sachin-kumar-ors-v-delhi-subordinate-service-selection-board-34817) — [2021] 2 S.C.R. 1073 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [SAURAV YADAV & ORS v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/saurav-yadav-ors-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-34502) — [2020] 11 S.C.R. 281 · cited by 6 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 33
- [ANUPAL SINGH AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anupal-singh-and-others-v-state-of-u-p-through-principal-secretary-personnel-33126) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 1071 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4
- [BIR SINGH v. DELHI JAL BOARD & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bir-singh-v-delhi-jal-board-ors-32196) — [2018] 10 S.C.R. 513 · cited by 6 · names the article 43 times, first at printed page 1
- [SHAFIN JAHAN v. ASOKAN K.M. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shafin-jahan-v-asokan-k-m-ors-32888) — [2018] 4 S.C.R. 955 · cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 9
- [B. K. PAVITRA & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-k-pavitra-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-31692) — [2017] 1 S.C.R. 631 · cited by 6 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 8
- [ORS v. THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU &ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ors-v-the-government-of-tamil-nadu-anr-30274) — [2015] 11 S.C.R. 1110 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 39
- [SUBHASH CHANDRA & ANR v. DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subhash-chandra-anr-v-delhi-subordinate-services-selection-board-ors-25122) — [2009] 12 S.C.R. 978 · cited by 6 · names the article 34 times, first at printed page 1
- [UNION OF INDIA v. PUSHPA RANI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-pushpa-rani-23612) — [2008] 11 S.C.R. 440 · cited by 6 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 42
- [M. NAGARAJ AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-nagaraj-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-21753) — [2006] Supp. 7 S.C.R. 336 · cited by 6 · names the article 151 times, first at printed page 1
- [KULDIP NAY AR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kuldip-nay-ar-v-union-of-india-and-ors-21859) — [2006] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 64
- [J HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND ANR v. GUJARAT KISHAN MAZDOOR PANCHAYAT AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/j-high-court-of-gujarat-and-anr-v-gujarat-kishan-mazdoor-panchayat-and-ors-18999) — [2003] 2 S.C.R. 799 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 12
- [BALCO EMPLOYEES UNION (REGO.) v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/balco-employees-union-rego-v-union-of-india-and-ors-18313) — [2001] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 511 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 39
- [INDIRA SA WHNEY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indira-sa-whney-v-union-of-india-and-ors-17058) — [1999] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 229 · cited by 6 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 2
- [RITESH R. SHAH v. DR. Y.L. YAMUL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ritesh-r-shah-v-dr-y-l-yamul-and-ors-13765) — [1996] 2 S.C.R. 695 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1990] 1 S.C.R. 544](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-dharwad-distt-p-w-d-literate-daily-wages-employees-association-ors-etc-v-10649) — cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [P. SAMBAMURTHY & ORS. ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-sambamurthy-ors-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-anr-9571) — [1987] 1 S.C.R. 879 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [T. VENKATA REDDY ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/09-t-venkata-reddy-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-8970) — [1985] 3 S.C.R. 509 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [[1985] 2 S.C.R. 579](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1985-2-s-c-r-579-8948) — cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 27
- [H.C. SHARMA v. MUNICIPAL CORPN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-c-sharma-v-municipal-corpn-8369) — [1983] 3 S.C.R. 372 · cited by 6 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2
- [MANAGER GOVT. BRANCH PRESS & ANR v. D. B. BELLIAPPA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manager-govt-branch-press-anr-v-d-b-belliappa-7611) — [1979] 2 S.C.R. 458 · cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [AMRIT LAL BERRY v. COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, NEW DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amrit-lal-berry-v-collector-of-central-excise-new-delhi-ors-6377) — [1975] 2 S.C.R. 960 · cited by 6 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 2
- [STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS v. SUGHAR SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-v-sughar-singh-6140) — [1974] 2 S.C.R. 335 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [STATE OF PUNJAB v. IDRALAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-v-idralal-ors-5177) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 267 · cited by 6 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [The State of Punjab & Ors v. Davinder Singh & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-punjab-ors-v-davinder-singh-ors-38040) — 2024 INSC 562 · cited by 5 · names the article 124 times, first at printed page 4
- [THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER v. ANSHIKA GOYAL AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-punjab-and-another-v-anshika-goyal-and-others-36507) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 77 · cited by 5 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 11
- [[2019] 2 S.C.R. 984](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/984-supreme-court-reports-2019-2-s-c-r-m-s-icomm-tele-ltd-v-punjab-state-water-33566) — cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 11
- [KULWINDER PAL SINGH AND ANR v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kulwinder-pal-singh-and-anr-v-state-of-punjab-and-ors-31207) — [2016] 4 S.C.R. 439 · cited by 5 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3
- [S.C.R. 846 STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS v. ASHOK KUMAR SRIVASTAVA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/11-s-c-r-846-state-of-uttar-pradesh-others-v-ashok-kumar-srivastava-anr-28706) — [2013] 11 S.C.R. 846 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 14
- [DEEPAK AGGARWAL v. KESHAV KAUSHIK AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/deepak-aggarwal-v-keshav-kaushik-and-others-28778) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 402 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 38
- [U.P. POWER CORPORATION LTD v. RAJESH KUMAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-p-power-corporation-ltd-v-rajesh-kumar-ors-28368) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 118 · cited by 5 · names the article 41 times, first at printed page 1
- [RAKHI RAY & ORS v. THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI & OR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rakhi-ray-ors-v-the-high-court-of-delhi-or-26586) — [2010] 2 S.C.R. 239 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [STATE OF UTTARANCHAL v. ALOK SHARMA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-uttaranchal-v-alok-sharma-ors-25903) — [2009] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 10
- [SH. A.S. NARA Y ANA DEEKSHJTULU ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sh-a-s-nara-y-ana-deekshjtulu-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-14196) — [1996] 3 S.C.R. 543 · cited by 5 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 84
- [[1985] 3 S.C.R. 431](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-431-a-g-s-lamba-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-8953) — cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [WING COMMANDER J. KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/wing-commander-j-kumar-v-union-of-india-and-others-8335) — [1982] 3 S.C.R. 453 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [C. B. MUTHAMMA v. UNION OF INDIA &. ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-b-muthamma-v-union-of-india-ors-7829) — [1980] 1 S.C.R. 668 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 2
- [THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. MADAN MOHAN NAGAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-v-madan-mohan-nagar-3958) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 333 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 2
- [NEIL AURELIO NUNES & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/neil-aurelio-nunes-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-35689) — [2022] 11 S.C.R. 585 · cited by 4 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 5
- [MANISH KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manish-kumar-v-union-of-india-and-another-35373) — [2021] 14 S.C.R. 895 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 140
- [DR. (MAJOR) MEETA SAHAI v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-major-meeta-sahai-v-state-of-bihar-ors-33365) — [2019] 15 S.C.R. 273 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5
- [MUKUL KUMAR TYAGI v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mukul-kumar-tyagi-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-ors-33904) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1145 · cited by 4 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2
- [STATE OF U.P. & ANR. ETC v. ANAND KUMAR YADAV & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-u-p-anr-etc-v-anand-kumar-yadav-ors-etc-31623) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 428 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 46
- [S.C.R. 407 RAJEEV KUMAR GUPTA & OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-407-rajeev-kumar-gupta-others-v-union-of-india-others-31142) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 407 · cited by 4 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 8
- [SURESH CHAND GAUTAM v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suresh-chand-gautam-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-31084) — [2016] 1 S.C.R. 727 · cited by 4 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [IMTIYAZ AHMAD v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/imtiyaz-ahmad-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-28090) — [2012] 1 S.C.R. 779 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 19
- [STATE OF ORISSA & ANR v. MAMATA MOHANTY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-orissa-anr-v-mamata-mohanty-27459) — [2011] 2 S.C.R. 704 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7
- [S.C.R. 81 SINDHI EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR v. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/8-s-c-r-81-sindhi-education-society-anr-v-the-chief-secretary-govt-of-nct-of-27078) — [2010] 8 S.C.R. 81 · cited by 4 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 3

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