# Judgments construing Article 19 of The Constitution of India

1,729 judgments in this corpus construe Article 19 of The Constitution of India — Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/19

Showing 1–50 of 1,729, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 19 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/19) — Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc

## The judgments

- [MANEKA GANDHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maneka-gandhi-v-union-of-india-7407) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 621 · cited by 163 · names the article 101 times, first at printed page 1
- [The &ngal lmmlllliJv Company limited v. Tire Stale of Bihar and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-ngal-lmmllllijv-company-limited-v-tire-stale-of-bihar-and-others-1514) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 603 · cited by 126 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 42 times, first at printed page 131
- [RUS1'0M CAVASJEE COOPER v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rus1-0m-cavasjee-cooper-v-union-of-india-5062) — [1970] 3 S.C.R. 530 · cited by 90 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1
- [JUSTICE K S PUTIASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-putiaswamy-retd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-31636) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 569 · cited by 59 · names the article 61 times, first at printed page 1
- [SWISS RIBBONS PVT. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swiss-ribbons-pvt-ltd-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-33596) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 535 · cited by 57 · names the article once, first at printed page 55
- [I. C. GOLAK NA TH & ORS v. STA TE OF PUNJAB & ANRS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-c-golak-na-th-ors-v-sta-te-of-punjab-anrs-4180) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 762 · cited by 57 · names the article 14 times, first at printed page 2
- [VIVEK NARAYAN SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vivek-narayan-sharma-v-union-of-india-36982) — [2023] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 56 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 44
- [[1966] 1 S.C.R. 709](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1966-1-s-c-r-709-3594) — cited by 54 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 20
- [RAI SAHIB RAM JAWAYA KAPUR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rai-sahib-ram-jawaya-kapur-and-others-v-the-state-of-punjab-1489) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 225 · cited by 54 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 11 times, first at printed page 13
- [SMT. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI v. SHRI RAJ NARAIN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-indira-nehru-gandhi-v-shri-raj-narain-6821) — [1976] 2 S.C.R. 347 · cited by 51 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 75
- [Nair v. Stale of Kerala](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nair-v-stale-of-kerala-2094) — [1961] 3 S.C.R. 77 · cited by 49 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 3
- [[1965] 1 S.C.R. 413](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1965-1-s-c-r-413-3330) — cited by 47 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 29
- [[1975] 3 S.C.R. 619](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1975-3-s-c-r-619-6459) — cited by 46 · names the article once, first at printed page 55
- [[1966] 3 S.C.R. 744](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-parbhani-transport-couper-hive-society-lrd-v-rta-aura1111abad-3742) — cited by 46 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1981] 1 S.C.R. 206](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/minerva-mills-i-td-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-8080) — cited by 45 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 39
- [COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/common-cause-a-regd-society-v-union-of-india-another-33231) — [2018] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 44 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 178
- [[1960] 3 S.C.R. 887](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sthanam-i960-may-4-f-avalnppaya-k-nlt11yathil-kochuni-v-stale-of-madt-as-1905) — cited by 44 · names the article 42 times, first at printed page 3
- [[1970] 1 S.C.R. 388](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suri-prithvi-cotion-mills-ltd-anr-v-broach-borough-municipality-ors-4784) — cited by 43 · names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [H. H. MAHARAJADIDRAJA MADHAV RAO JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA BAHADUR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-h-maharajadidraja-madhav-rao-jiwaji-rao-scindia-bahadur-ors-v-union-of-india-5468) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 42 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1962] 3 S.C.R. 786](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jowohar-z-i-b-v-unim-of-india-2477) — cited by 41 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 2
- [K.P. VARGHESE v. THE INCOME-TAX OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-p-varghese-v-the-income-tax-officer-ernakulam-and-another-8306) — [1982] 1 S.C.R. 629 · cited by 40 · names the article once, first at printed page 23
- [UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. M/S. INDO-AFGHAN AGENCIES LTD. November 22. J 967](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-ors-v-m-s-indo-afghan-agencies-ltd-november-22-j-967-4211) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 366 · cited by 40 · names the article once, first at printed page 13
- [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 273
- [[1986] 2 S.C.R. 278](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cen-lkal-inland-water-iiansport-dpoiatioh-ltd-ul-etc-v-biidjo-na11i-ganguly-anl-9391) — cited by 39 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 44
- [THE AHMEDABAD ST XA VIERS COLLEGE. SOCIETY & . . ANR. ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-ahmedabad-st-xa-viers-college-society-anr-etc-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-6317) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 173 · cited by 39 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 108
- [[1959] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 8](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-reports-1959-supp-deep-chand-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-1698) — cited by 39 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28
- [[1964] 1 S.C.R. 332](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1964-1-s-c-r-332-2911) — cited by 38 · names the article 18 times, first at printed page 1
- [A. K. ROY, ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-k-roy-etc-v-union-of-india-and-anr-8913) — [1982] 2 S.C.R. 272 · cited by 37 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 45
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [W AMAN RAO & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/w-aman-rao-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-8200) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 37 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 7
- [STATE OF ORISSA v. M.A. TULLOCH AND CO.](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-orissa-v-m-a-tulloch-and-co-3165) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 37 · names the article once, first at printed page 21
- [THE AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT (RAJASTHAN) LTD v. THE STATE OF RA.JASTHAN AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-automobile-transport-rajasthan-ltd-v-the-state-of-ra-jasthan-and-others-2609) — [1963] 1 S.C.R. 491 · cited by 37 · names the article 23 times, first at printed page 3
- [PAPPU v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pappu-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-35961) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 13 · cited by 36 · names the article once, first at printed page 72
- [SUNIL BATRA ETC v. DELW ADMINISTRATION AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunil-batra-etc-v-delw-administration-and-ors-etc-7587) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 392 · cited by 36 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 13
- [L. CHANDRA KUMAR ETC. ETC v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/l-chandra-kumar-etc-etc-v-the-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-15324) — [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1186 · cited by 35 · names the article once, first at printed page 47
- [[1962] 3 S.C.R. 842](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/111-1-tiu-colltclor-of-cwtoms-m-adrtu-v-n-ih-lla-sampalhu-cllltty-aj7an1ar-hmi-2478) — cited by 35 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 1
- [S. PRAT AP SINGH v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-prat-ap-singh-v-the-state-of-punjab-3186) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 733 · cited by 35 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS (BOMBAY) PRIV.ATE LTD. & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indian-express-newspapers-bombay-priv-ate-ltd-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-8880) — [1985] 2 S.C.R. 287 · cited by 34 · names the article 35 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1963] 1 S.C.R. 778](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/77s-supreme-court-reports-1963-smt-ujjam-bai-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2636) — cited by 34 · names the article 39 times, first at printed page 2
- [OTHERS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/others-v-telecom-regulatory-authority-of-india-and-others-31458) — [2016] 9 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 33 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [KART AR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND K.IRP A SHANKAR RAJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kart-ar-singh-v-state-of-punjab-and-k-irp-a-shankar-raj-12595) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 375 · cited by 33 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 40
- [HOECHST PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. AND ANOTHER ETC v. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hoechst-pharmaceuticals-ltd-and-another-etc-v-state-of-bihar-and-others-8474) — [1983] 3 S.C.R. 130 · cited by 33 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 14
- [[1963] 2 S.C.R. 774](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-somavanti-a-d-others-v-the-state-of-punjab-and-others-2549) — cited by 33 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 20
- [ATIABARI TEA CO., LTD v. THE .STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/atiabari-tea-co-ltd-v-the-state-of-assam-and-others-2172) — [1961] 1 S.C.R. 809 · cited by 33 · names the article once, first at printed page 74
- [[1955] 1 S.C.R. 707](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/central-bank-of-india-ltd-v-ram-narain-mahajan-c-383) — cited by 33 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 2
- [COMMITTEE OF CREDITORS OF ESSAR STEEL INDIA LIMITED THROUGH AUTHORISED SIGNATORY v. SATISH KUMAR GUPTA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/committee-of-creditors-of-essar-steel-india-limited-through-authorised-33910) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 275 · cited by 32 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 5
- [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 once, first at printed page 267
- [STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR ETC v. SHRI RANGANATHA REDDY & ANR. ETC. October. 11. 1977](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-and-anr-etc-v-shri-ranganatha-reddy-anr-etc-october-11-1977-7306) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 641 · cited by 32 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28

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