# Judgments construing Article 2 of The Constitution of India 194 judgments in this corpus construe Article 2 of The Constitution of India — Admission or establishment of new States, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/2 Showing 1–50 of 194, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 2 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/2) — Admission or establishment of new States ## 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 once, first at printed page 6 - [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 15 times, first at printed page 188 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 131 - [[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 once, first at printed page 7 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 46 - [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 399 - [[1964] 1 S.C.R. 371](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lakshmi-jvarain-v-first-atldit-nal-distlict-jutlt-allahabad-2913) — cited by 35 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 35 - [[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 once, first at printed page 22 - [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 8 times, first at printed page 51 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-union-of-india-another-7346) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 31 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 129 - [[2008] 4 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2008-4-s-c-r-1-ashoka-kumar-thakur-v-union-of-india-ors-24781) — cited by 29 · names the article once, first at printed page 99 - [JANHIT ABHIYAN v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/janhit-abhiyan-v-union-of-india-35733) — [2022] 14 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 28 · names the article once, first at printed page 189 - [S.C.R. 797 SHAYARA BANO v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/9-s-c-r-797-shayara-bano-v-union-of-india-and-others-32515) — [2017] 9 S.C.R. 797 · cited by 28 · names the article once, first at printed page 127 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 282 - [CHANDRAMOULESHWAR PRASAD v. PATNA HIGH COURT & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/666-chandramouleshwar-prasad-v-patna-high-court-ors-4934) — [1970] 2 S.C.R. 666 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [SIDDHARAM SATLINGAPPA MHETRE v. STATE OF](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/siddharam-satlingappa-mhetre-v-state-of-26738) — [2010] 15 S.C.R. 201 · cited by 24 · names the article once, first at printed page 47 - [JUSTICE K. S. PUTTASWAMY (RETD.) & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-puttaswamy-retd-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-33709) — [2018] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 23 · names the article once, first at printed page 928 - [S.C.R. 865 SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY v. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-865-subramanian-swamy-v-union-of-india-ministry-of-law-ors-31259) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 865 · cited by 22 · names the article once, first at printed page 42 - [[1968] 2 S.C.R. 186](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1968-2-s-c-r-186-4306) — cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [Krishanl'I lshwarlnl Dtsai v. Bai Vijkor](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishanl-i-lshwarlnl-dtsai-v-bai-vijkor-2801) — [1964] 1 S.C.R. 561 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 58 - [ADDL.) S.C.R. 540 STATE OF PUNJAB v. DAVINDER PAL SINGH BHULLAR & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/15-addl-s-c-r-540-state-of-punjab-v-davinder-pal-singh-bhullar-ors-etc-27349) — [2011] 15 S.C.R. 540 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [UNION OF INDIA v. SHRI GOPAL CHANDRA MISRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-shri-gopal-chandra-misra-and-ors-7462) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 26 - [[1976] 3 S.C.R. 160](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/st-a-te-bank-of-india-v-shr-n-sljndara-money-6745) — cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [Sobhraf Odharmal v. State of Rajasthan](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sobhraf-odharmal-v-state-of-rajasthan-2700) — [1963] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 112 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/govt-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-33581) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 16 · names the article once, first at printed page 162 - [ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/association-and-another-v-union-of-india-30726) — [2015] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 16 · names the article once, first at printed page 148 - [[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 203 - [[1967] 3 S.C.R. 525](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satwant-singh-sawhney-v-d-ramaratiinam-assistant-passport-officer-government-of-4074) — cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [[1992] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 454](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indra-sa-vhney-and-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11850) — cited by 14 · names the article once, first at printed page 369 - [[1960] 3 S.C.R. 250](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pramatha-nath-mul1herjee-v-state-of-west-bengal-dos-gupta-marth-z4-1582) — cited by 14 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [[1981] 1 S.C.R. 1024](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-s-yadav-and-others-etc-v-stati-of-haryana-and-others-etc-8230) — cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [JAYANTILAL AMRIT LAL SHODHAN v. F.N. RANA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayantilal-amrit-lal-shodhan-v-f-n-rana-and-others-2978) — [1964] 5 S.C.R. 294 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [120161 JO S.C.R. l .JINDAL STAINLESS TTD. & ANR v. STATE OF HARYANA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/120161-jo-s-c-r-l-jindal-stainless-ttd-anr-v-state-of-haryana-ors-31315) — [2016] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 11 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 183 - [[2000] 2 S.C.R. 299](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2000-2-s-c-r-299-17299) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 85 - [[1966] 1 S.C.R. 702](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tate-of-mahar-siitra-v-prabhakar-pandurang-sangzgiri-and-another-3590) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [ANITA KUSHWAHA v. PUSHAP SUDAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anita-kushwaha-v-pushap-sudan-31476) — [2016] 9 S.C.R. 560 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [f PREM SHANK.AR SHUKLA v. DELHI ADMINISTRATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f-prem-shank-ar-shukla-v-delhi-administration-8218) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 855 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [THAKUR JUGAL KISHORE SINHA v. SITAMARW CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/thakur-jugal-kishore-sinha-v-sitamarw-central-co-operative-bank-ltd-anr-4192) — [1967] 3 S.C.R. 163 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 17 - [SHRI RAM KRISHNA DALMIA v. SHRI JUSTICE S. R. TENDOLKAR & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shri-ram-krishna-dalmia-v-shri-justice-s-r-tendolkar-others-1610) — [1959] 1 S.C.R. 279 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 34 - [MIS. ZEE TELE FILMS LTD. AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-zee-tele-films-ltd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-20475) — [2005] 1 S.C.R. 913 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 54 - [T.M.A. PAl FOUNDATION AND ORS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-m-a-pal-foundation-and-ors-v-state-of-karnataka-and-ors-18804) — [2002] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 587 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 122 - [[2001] 3 S.C.R. 669](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2001-3-s-c-r-669-17982) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 28 - [PRABODH VERMA AND OTHERS, ETC v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS, ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prabodh-verma-and-others-etc-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-others-etc-8677) — [1985] 1 S.C.R. 216 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [CHEBROLU LEELA PRASAD RAO & ORS v. STATE OF A.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chebrolu-leela-prasad-rao-ors-v-state-of-a-p-ors-34097) — [2020] 6 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 7 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 58 - [KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH & ANR v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishna-kumar-singh-anr-v-state-of-bihar-ors-32118) — [2017] 5 S.C.R. 160 · cited by 7 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [SHARDA v. DHARMPAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharda-v-dharmpal-19084) — [2003] 3 S.C.R. 106 · cited by 7 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 26 - [A CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-consumer-education-and-research-centre-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12878) — [1995] 1 S.C.R. 626 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 33 - [A.B. ABDULKADIR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-b-abdulkadir-and-others-v-the-state-of-kerala-and-another-2342) — [1962] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 741 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [[1962] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 380](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ihi-o-n-380-supreme-oourt-reports-1962-supp-state-of-orissa-v-bhupendra-kumar-2613) — cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/2/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)