# Judgments construing Article 21 of The Constitution of India 2,440 judgments in this corpus construe Article 21 of The Constitution of India — Protection of life and personal liberty, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/21 Showing 1–50 of 2,440, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 21 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/21) — Protection of life and personal liberty ## 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 51 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 282 - ['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 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [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 246 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 76 - [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 once, first at printed page 47 - [SUSHILA AGGARWAL AND OTHERS v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sushila-aggarwal-and-others-v-state-nct-of-delhi-and-another-34344) — [2020] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 56 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 2 - [[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 8 times, first at printed page 19 - [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 154 - [[2013] 14 S.C.R. 713](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lalita-kumari-v-govt-of-u-p-and-ors-29183) — cited by 49 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [DEEPAK YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/deepak-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-anr-36104) — [2022] 4 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 47 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [[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 5 times, first at printed page 6 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 23 - [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 137 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 5 times, first at printed page 3 - [SURYAVIR v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suryavir-v-state-of-haryana-35966) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 43 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI v. ANKITA SINHA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/municipal-corporation-of-greater-mumbai-v-ankita-sinha-ors-34632) — [2021] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 43 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 5 - [SECRETARY, STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS v. UMADEVI AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/secretary-state-of-karnataka-and-ors-v-umadevi-and-ors-21172) — [2006] 3 S.C.R. 953 · cited by 42 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 13 - [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 once, first at printed page 64 - [[1979] 2 S.C.R. 476](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1979-2-s-c-r-476-7614) — cited by 41 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 7 - [THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER v. ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-rajasthan-and-another-v-ultratech-cement-ltd-35585) — [2022] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the article once, first at printed page 17 - [[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 16 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 26 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 8 times, first at printed page 157 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 14 - [[2023] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/judgebir-singh-jasbir-singh-samra-jasbir-ors-v-national-investigation-agency-37162) — cited by 35 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [INDORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. SHAILENDRA (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indore-development-authority-v-shailendra-dead-through-lrs-ors-32866) — [2018] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 35 · names the article once, first at printed page 163 - [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 once, first at printed page 60 - [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 56 times, first at printed page 2 - [R. P.KAPUR v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-p-kapur-v-the-state-of-punjab-1627) — [1960] 3 S.C.R. 388 · cited by 33 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [MUKESH & ANR v. STATE FOR NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mukesh-anr-v-state-for-nct-of-delhi-ors-32324) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 32 · names the article once, first at printed page 226 - [HAMDARD DAWAKHANA (WAKF) LAL KUAN, DELHI AND ANOTHER v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hamdard-dawakhana-wakf-lal-kuan-delhi-and-another-v-union-of-india-and-others-1767) — [1960] 2 S.C.R. 671 · cited by 32 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [MODERN DENTAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE & ORS v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/modern-dental-college-and-research-centre-ors-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-ors-31246) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 579 · cited by 31 · names the article once, first at printed page 129 - [F. C. MULLIN v. UNION TERRITORY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f-c-mullin-v-union-territory-8126) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 516 · cited by 31 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 1 - [BHAGWANI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhagwani-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36416) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/navtej-singh-johar-ors-v-union-of-india-thr-secretary-ministry-of-law-and-33688) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 379 · cited by 30 · names the article 55 times, first at printed page 4 - [[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 6 times, first at printed page 66 - [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 42 times, first at printed page 2 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 226 - [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 34 times, first at printed page 84 - [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 12 times, first at printed page 105 - [v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-state-of-punjab-8053) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 383 · cited by 28 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 17 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 203 - [NARENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS v. l'HE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/narendra-kumar-and-others-v-l-he-union-of-india-and-others-1868) — [1960] 2 S.C.R. 375 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 7 - [UNION OF INDIA & ANR v. RAGHUBIR SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-anr-v-raghubir-singh-dead-by-lrs-etc-10560) — [1989] 3 S.C.R. 316 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [A.R. ANTULA Y v. R.S. NAYAK & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-r-antula-y-v-r-s-nayak-anr-10123) — [1988] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 25 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 13 - [U.Q.l v. TULSIRAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-q-l-v-tulsiram-9167) — [1985] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 131 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 110 - [ANOOP BARANWAL v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anoop-baranwal-v-union-of-india-37849) — 2023 INSC 190 · cited by 24 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 15 - [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 28 times, first at printed page 2 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/21/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)