# Judgments construing Article 173 of The Constitution of India

62 judgments in this corpus construe Article 173 of The Constitution of India — Qualification for membership of the State Legislature, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/173

Showing 1–50 of 62, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 173 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/173) — Qualification for membership of the State Legislature

## The judgments

- [KALPANA MEHTA AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kalpana-mehta-and-others-v-union-of-india-and-others-32901) — [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 53 · names the article once, first at printed page 78
- [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 89
- [MANOJ NARULA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-narula-v-union-of-india-30235) — [2014] 9 S.C.R. 965 · cited by 23 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 50
- [BIRAD MAL SINGHVI v. ANAND PUROHIT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/birad-mal-singhvi-v-anand-purohit-10089) — [1988] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 11 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 4
- [P.V. NARASIMHA RAO ETC. ETC v. STATE (CBl/SPE) ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-v-narasimha-rao-etc-etc-v-state-cbl-spe-etc-etc-16432) — [1998] 2 S.C.R. 870 · cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 126
- [RAJBALA & OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA& OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajbala-others-v-state-of-haryana-others-30311) — [2015] 12 S.C.R. 1106 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [s. NARA YANASWAMI v. G. PANNERSEL V AM & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-nara-yanaswami-v-g-pannersel-v-am-ors-5775) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 172 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8
- [PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/public-interest-foundation-ors-v-union-of-india-anr-32163) — [2018] 10 S.C.R. 141 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 36
- [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
- [BHARATI REDDY v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bharati-reddy-v-the-state-of-karnataka-ors-32791) — [2018] 3 S.C.R. 137 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 32
- [LOK PRAHARI, THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S. N. SHUKLA v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lok-prahari-through-its-general-secretary-s-n-shukla-v-union-of-india-others-32744) — [2018] 2 S.C.R. 892 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 15
- [PAMPAKAVI RAYAPPA BELAGALI v. B. D. JATI1 & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pampakavi-rayappa-belagali-v-b-d-jati1-others-5201) — [1971] 2 S.C.R. 611 · cited by 4 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1
- [BRU MOHAN SINGH v. PRIYA BRAT NARAIN SINHA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bru-mohan-singh-v-priya-brat-narain-sinha-and-ors-3468) — [1965] 3 S.C.R. 861 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [S.R. CHAUDHURI v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-r-chaudhuri-v-state-of-punjab-and-ors-18054) — [2001] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 621 · cited by 3 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 10
- [K.M. SHARMA v. DEVI LAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-m-sharma-v-devi-lal-ors-10572) — [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [iOl HARJIT SINGH MANN v. S. UMRAO SINGH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/iol-harjit-singh-mann-v-s-umrao-singh-and-others-7905) — [1980] 2 S.C.R. 501 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [AND OTHERS v. SIDDAV ANBALLI NUALINGAPPA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/and-others-v-siddav-anballi-nualingappa-anr-4610) — [1969] 3 S.C.R. 524 · cited by 3 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [PASHUPATI NATH SINGH v. HARIHAR PRASAD SINGH January 2z, 1968](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pashupati-nath-singh-v-harihar-prasad-singh-january-2z-1968-4240) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 812 · cited by 3 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 792](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-reports-1959-supp-d-s-garewal-v-the-state-of-punjab-and-another-1640) — cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 9
- [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 21 times, first at printed page 1
- [HARISHANKAR JAIN v. SONIA GANDHI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harishankar-jain-v-sonia-gandhi-18149) — [2001] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 38 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [N. S. VARDACHARI v. G. VASANTHA PAI AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-s-vardachari-v-g-vasantha-pai-and-anr-5735) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 886 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [VIRJI RAM SUTARIA v. NATHALAL PREMJI BHANV ADIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/virji-ram-sutaria-v-nathalal-premji-bhanv-adia-and-ors-4575) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 627 · cited by 2 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1960] 3 S.C.R. 650](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bombay-v-suj-reme-gener-l-lillms-exchange-lid-1887) — cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 11
- [State of U.P. & Anr v. Birendra Bahadur Singh](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-anr-v-birendra-bahadur-singh-52332) — (2024) 8 ILRA 380 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [Surendra Nath Pandey v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/surendra-nath-pandey-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52331) — (2024) 8 ILRA 375 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [(2024) 4 ILRA 1263](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/abhay-kumar-dheeraj-ojha-v-rakesh-kumar-verma-ors-51791) — cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4
- [Prashant Kumar Singh v. Hakim Lal](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/prashant-kumar-singh-v-hakim-lal-50923) — (2024) 1 ILRA 438 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [Kishan Kumar Pathak v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kishan-kumar-pathak-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50496) — (2023) 7 ILRA 1071 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 28
- [Sarvesh Kumar Gupta v. Dr. Neeraj Bora](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sarvesh-kumar-gupta-v-dr-neeraj-bora-49672) — (2023) 2 ILRA 387 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [LAXMI NARAYAN NAYAK v. RAMRATAN CHATURVEDI AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/laxmi-narayan-nayak-v-ramratan-chaturvedi-and-ors-10635) — [1989] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 581 · cited by 1 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 5
- [DEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN v. ABDUL W AZED ALIAS ABDUL W AZAD MIAH AND TWO OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dewan-joynal-abedin-v-abdul-w-azed-alias-abdul-w-azad-miah-and-two-others-9834) — [1988] 2 S.C.R. 370 · cited by 1 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1
- [AMRIT LAL AMBALAL PATEL v. HIMATBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amrit-lal-ambalal-patel-v-himatbhai-gomanbhai-patel-another-4393) — [1969] 1 S.C.R. 277 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [KEDAR PANDEY v. NARAIN BIKRAM SAH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kedar-pandey-v-narain-bikram-sah-3461) — [1965] 3 S.C.R. 793 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1964] 2 S.C.R. 35](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2-s-c-r-supre-rille-court-reports-k-venkataramiah-v-a-seetharama-reddy-ors-2931) — cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1960] 2 S.C.R. 289](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/november-zo-i959-s-m-banerji-v-sri-f-ri-ihna-agarwal-subba-rao-1860) — cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [MOHD. ABDULLAH AZAM KHAN v. NAWAB KAZIM ALI KHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohd-abdullah-azam-khan-v-nawab-kazim-ali-khan-35443) — [2022] 12 S.C.R. 391 · names the article 17 times, first at printed page 1
- [[2020] 14 S.C.R. 480](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pradeep-kumar-sonthalia-v-dhiraj-prasad-sahu-dhiraj-sahu-anr-34411) — names the article 2 times, first at printed page 18
- [(2020) 1 ILRA 824](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-kalpana-pinki-ors-revisionists-v-state-of-u-p-anr-45287) — names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10
- [Nawab Kazim Ali Khan v. Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nawab-kazim-ali-khan-v-mohd-abdullah-azam-khan-44968) — (2019) 4 ILRA 906 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [Vinod Kumar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vinod-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-44967) — (2019) 4 ILRA 867 · names the article once, first at printed page 40
- [Tej Bahadur v. Sri Narendra Modi](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/tej-bahadur-v-sri-narendra-modi-44969) — (2019) 4 ILRA 939 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [Nawab Kazim Ali Khan Election v. Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nawab-kazim-ali-khan-election-v-mohd-abdullah-azam-khan-45288) — (2020) 1 ILRA 834 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1
- [[2015] 10 S.C.R. 591](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pukhrem-sharatchandra-singh-v-mairembam-prithviraj-prithibiraj-singh-30245) — names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [S.C.R. 67 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA v. BAJRANG BAHADUR SINGH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-s-c-r-67-election-commission-of-india-v-bajrang-bahadur-singh-ors-30776) — [2015] 6 S.C.R. 67 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 12
- [V.M.Singh S/O Mander Singh v. Feroze Varun Gandhi](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/v-m-singh-s-o-mander-singh-v-feroze-varun-gandhi-42055) — (2011) 3 ILRA 1131 · names the article once, first at printed page 31
- [AODL.) S.C.R. 526 LAXMI KANT BAJPAI v. HAZI YAQOOB & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/16-aodl-s-c-r-526-laxmi-kant-bajpai-v-hazi-yaqoob-ors-25343) — [2009] 16 S.C.R. 526 · names the article once, first at printed page 10
- [DESHRAJ v. BODHRAJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/deshraj-v-bodhraj-22159) — [2007] 12 S.C.R. 757 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [SUSHIL KUMAR v. RAKESH KUMAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sushil-kumar-v-rakesh-kumar-19435) — [2003] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 802 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 2
- [KRISHNA MOHINI v. MOHINDER NATH SOFAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishna-mohini-v-mohinder-nath-sofat-17027) — [1999] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 76 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 10

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