# Judgments construing Article 172 of The Constitution of India

11 judgments in this corpus construe Article 172 of The Constitution of India — Duration of State Legislatures, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/172

Showing 1–11 of 11, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 172 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/172) — Duration of State Legislatures

## The judgments

- [GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-another-33680) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the article once, first at printed page 356
- [STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-etc-etc-7262) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1
- [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 317](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-1-s-c-r-317-22825) — cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 107
- [PURUSHOTHAMAN NAMBUDIRI v. THE STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/purushothaman-nambudiri-v-the-state-of-kerala-2571) — [1962] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 753 · cited by 11 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9
- [[1975] 1 S.C.R. 504](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1975-1-s-c-r-504-6349) — cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [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 8 times, first at printed page 4
- [SHRIMANTH BALASAHEB PATIL v. HON'BLE SPEAKER, KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shrimanth-balasaheb-patil-v-hon-ble-speaker-karnataka-legislative-assembly-and-33916) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 886 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 54
- [Sanjay Verma v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sanjay-verma-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49961) — (2023) 4 ILRA 40 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [Kesari Nandan Mobile v. Office of Assistant Commissioner of State Tax (2), Enforcement Division - 5](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kesari-nandan-mobile-v-office-of-assistant-commissioner-of-state-tax-2-38622) — 2025 INSC 983 · names the article once, first at printed page 13
- [[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 4 times, first at printed page 6
- [RAMDEO BHANDARI AND ORS. ETC. ETC v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramdeo-bhandari-and-ors-etc-etc-v-election-commission-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-12717) — [1995] 1 S.C.R. 321 · names the article once, first at printed page 3

## Elsewhere

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