# Judgments construing Article 20 of The Constitution of India 542 judgments in this corpus construe Article 20 of The Constitution of India — Protection in respect of conviction for offences, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/20 Showing 1–50 of 542, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 20 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/20) — Protection in respect of conviction for offences ## 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 2 times, first at printed page 129 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 424 - ['X' v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/x-v-state-of-maharashtra-33849) — [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 63 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 43 times, first at printed page 40 - [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 107 - [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 once, first at printed page 19 - [[2014] 2 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2-s-c-r-1-hardeep-singh-v-state-of-punjab-ors-29841) — cited by 49 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 31 - [[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 8 times, first at printed page 47 - [SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shatrughna-baban-meshram-v-state-of-maharashtra-34557) — [2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 36 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 4 - [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 once, first at printed page 12 - [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 20 times, first at printed page 40 - [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 72 - [[2015] 14 S.C.R. 613](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-v-sri-haran-murugan-ors-30616) — cited by 30 · names the article once, first at printed page 212 - [BINOY VISWAM v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/binoy-viswam-v-union-of-india-ors-32049) — [2017] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the article once, first at printed page 60 - [[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 82 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 110 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 123 - [CASE DETAILS RAJESH & ANR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-rajesh-anr-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36829) — 2023 INSC 839 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 16 - [MARU RAM ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maru-ram-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-anr-8236) — [1981] 1 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 26 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [ROMESH CHANDRA MEHTA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/romesh-chandra-mehta-v-state-of-west-bengal-4515) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 26 · names the article 21 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1962] 3 S.C.R. 10](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/19-1-i-ll-1-marni-tment-of-itar-11-lloltl-v-the-1vorkmrn-2314) — cited by 25 · names the article 28 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 51 - [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 31 times, first at printed page 7 - [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 806](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/d-s-ga-ew-i-institute-the-enquiry-against-him-the-central-v-government-would-1645) — cited by 23 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 706](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lr-coelho-dead-by-lrs-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-22862) — cited by 22 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 10 - [f NOOR AGA v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f-noor-aga-v-state-of-punjab-anr-23468) — [2008] 10 S.C.R. 379 · cited by 21 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [M. KARUNANIDHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-karunanidhi-v-union-of-india-7791) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 254 · cited by 21 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/another-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-1975) — [1961] 3 S.C.R. 242 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [[2014] 11 S.C.R. 1009](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2014-11-c-r-1009-mohd-arif-ashfaq-v-the-registrar-supreme-court-of-india-ors-29383) — cited by 20 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [[2010] 4 S.C.R. 103](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sidhartha-vashisht-manu-sharma-v-state-nct-of-delhi-26792) — cited by 20 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 31 - [KHYERBARI TEA CO. LTD. &ANR v. THE STATE OF ASSAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/khyerbari-tea-co-ltd-anr-v-the-state-of-assam-3058) — [1964] 5 S.C.R. 975 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 25 - [LTD. & OTHERS v. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ltd-others-v-the-commercial-tax-officer-visakhapatnam-and-others-3198) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 99 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 49 - [CASE DETAILS CBI v. R.R. KISHORE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-cbi-v-r-r-kishore-36624) — 2023 INSC 817 · cited by 16 · names the article 65 times, first at printed page 1 - [DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION TIS HAZARI COURT, DELHI ETC. ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/delhi-judicial-service-association-tis-hazari-court-delhi-etc-etc-v-state-of-11226) — [1991] 3 S.C.R. 936 · cited by 16 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 3 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 179 - [THE STATE OF PUNJAB v. BALDEV SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-punjab-v-baldev-singh-16924) — [1999] 3 S.C.R. 977 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 23 - [DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT v. DEEPAK MAHAJAN AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/directorate-of-enforcement-v-deepak-mahajan-and-anr-12108) — [1994] 1 S.C.R. 445 · cited by 15 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 30 - [INDO-CffiNA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LID v. JASJIT SINGH, ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indo-cffina-steam-navigation-co-lid-v-jasjit-singh-additional-collector-of-3207) — [1964] 6 S.C.R. 594 · cited by 15 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [MfS. Wfll'IT RAMNAD ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD v. STATE OF MADRAS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mfs-wfll-it-ramnad-electric-distribution-co-ltd-v-state-of-madras-2546) — [1963] 2 S.C.R. 747 · cited by 15 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1991] 3 S.C.R. 189](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1991-3-s-c-r-189-11211) — cited by 14 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 43 - [[1983] 1 S.C.R. 905](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1983-1-s-c-r-905-8803) — cited by 14 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 15 - [ANOTHER v. LALA KARAM CHAND THAP AR ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/another-v-lala-karam-chand-thap-ar-etc-2119) — [1962] 1 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 14 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 528](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1959-supp-1-s-c-r-528-1568) — cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [VIJAY MADANLAL CHOUDHARY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vijay-madanlal-choudhary-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-36300) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 382 · cited by 13 · names the article 38 times, first at printed page 4 - [SATENDER KUMAR ANTIL v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satender-kumar-antil-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-anr-35558) — [2022] 10 S.C.R. 351 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [MD. JAMILUDIN NASIR v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-jamiludin-nasir-v-state-of-west-bengal-29725) — [2014] 14 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 82 - [YAKUB ABDUL RAZAK MEMON v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH CBI, BOMBAY PART-I](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-through-cbi-bombay-part-i-29208) — [2013] 15 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 183 - [Fatechand Himmatlal and Ors v. State af Maharashtra](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fatechand-himmatlal-and-ors-v-state-af-maharashtra-8569) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 145 · cited by 13 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 6 - [ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JABALPUR v. S. S. SHUKLA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/additional-district-magistrate-jabalpur-v-s-s-shukla-etc-etc-7103) — [1976] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 172 · cited by 13 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/20/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)