# Judgments construing Article 21 of The Constitution of India (page 2 of 49)

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/21/2

Showing 51–100 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

- [STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS v. THE COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS, WEST BENGAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-west-bengal-ors-v-the-committee-for-protection-of-democratic-rights-26645) — [2010] 2 S.C.R. 979 · cited by 24 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 107 times, first at printed page 19
- [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 54
- [THE SUPREME COURT LEGAL AID COMMITTEE) v. STATE OF ORISSA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-supreme-court-legal-aid-committee-v-state-of-orissa-and-ors-11703) — [1993] 2 S.C.R. 581 · cited by 23 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 1
- [[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 7 times, first at printed page 1
- [FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF INDIA (FOGSI) v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/federation-of-obstetrics-and-gynecological-societies-of-india-fogsi-v-union-of-33981) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 22 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 29 times, first at printed page 2
- [[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 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [STATE OF BIHAR ETC. ETC v. P.P. SHARMA, IAS AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-etc-etc-v-p-p-sharma-ias-and-anr-11146) — [1991] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 22 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 12 times, first at printed page 2
- [HUSSAINARA KHATOON & ORS v. HOME SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, GOVT. OF BIHAR. PATNA F e.bruary 12, 1979](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hussainara-khatoon-ors-v-home-secretary-state-of-bihar-govt-of-bihar-patna-f-e-7770) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 169 · cited by 21 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/zakia-ahsan-jafri-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-36287) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 20 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 60
- [JOSEPH SHINE v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/joseph-shine-v-union-of-india-32382) — [2018] 11 S.C.R. 765 · cited by 20 · names the article 22 times, first at printed page 2
- [[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 21 times, first at printed page 1
- [[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 5 times, first at printed page 5
- [[2009] 9 S.C.R. 90](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/santosh-kumar-satishbhushan-bariyar-v-state-of-maharashtra-26179) — cited by 20 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 8
- [JEEJA GHOSH & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jeeja-ghosh-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-31223) — [2016] 4 S.C.R. 638 · cited by 19 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2
- [[2012] 13 S.C.R. 1005](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vinaytyagi-v-irshad-ali-deepak-ors-28085) — cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 24
- [ADDL) S.C.R. 636 K.l PLANTATION PVT. LTD. & ANR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/13-addl-s-c-r-636-k-l-plantation-pvt-ltd-anr-v-state-of-karnataka-27329) — [2011] 13 S.C.R. 636 · cited by 19 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 28
- [KIHOTO HOLLOHAN v. ZACHILLHU AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kihoto-hollohan-v-zachillhu-and-others-11356) — [1992] 1 S.C.R. 686 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 81
- [OLGA TELLIS & ORS v. BOMBAY MUNiCIPAL CORPORATION & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/olga-tellis-ors-v-bombay-municipal-corporation-ors-etc-9232) — [1985] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 51 · cited by 19 · names the article 15 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1980] 2 S.C.R. 557](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunil-batra-v-delhi-adm-fnistration-7911) — cited by 19 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [JAGMOHAN SINGH v. THE STATE OF U. P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jagmohan-singh-v-the-state-of-u-p-5873) — [1973] 2 S.C.R. 541 · cited by 18 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1
- [R. L. ARORA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-l-arora-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-others-3220) — [1964] 6 S.C.R. 784 · cited by 18 · names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [[2004] 1 S.C.R. 564](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-west-bengal-and-ors-v-kesoram-industries-ltd-and-ors-19856) — cited by 17 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 187
- [[1983] 3 S.C.R. 508](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jo8-rudulsah-v-state-of-bihar-and-another-8377) — cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [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 26
- [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 once, first at printed page 22
- [ALL INDIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/all-india-judges-association-v-union-of-india-ors-37474) — [2023] 7 S.C.R. 26 · cited by 16 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 20
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 175
- [s s.-c.R. 443 NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-s-c-r-443-narmada-bachao-andolan-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-27828) — [2011] 6 S.C.R. 443 · cited by 16 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2
- [[1993] 1 S.C.R. 594](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/unni-krishnan-j-p-and-ors-etc-irrc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-etc-etc-11908) — cited by 16 · names the article 26 times, first at printed page 1
- [DR. ASHWANI KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-ashwani-kumar-v-union-of-india-and-another-33178) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 15 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 1
- [RAKESH KUMAR PAUL v. STATE OF ASSAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rakesh-kumar-paul-v-state-of-assam-32272) — [2017] 8 S.C.R. 785 · cited by 15 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 3
- [v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-union-of-india-30862) — [2015] 5 S.C.R. 963 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 41
- [MADRAS BAR ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madras-bar-association-v-union-of-india-and-another-29492) — [2014] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 170
- [SOCIETY FOR UN-AIDED P.SCHOOL OF RAJASTHAN v. U.0.1. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/society-for-un-aided-p-school-of-rajasthan-v-u-0-1-anr-28060) — [2012] 2 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 15 · names the article 23 times, first at printed page 4
- [[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 13 times, first at printed page 11
- [PEOPLE'S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (PUCL) AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/people-s-union-for-civil-liberties-pucl-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-anr-19076) — [2003] 2 S.C.R. 1136 · cited by 15 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 41
- [RUPA ASHOK HURRA v. ASHOK HURRA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rupa-ashok-hurra-v-ashok-hurra-and-anr-18407) — [2002] 2 S.C.R. 1006 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 13
- [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 2
- [HUSSAINARA KHATOON & ORS v. HOME SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, PATNA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hussainara-khatoon-ors-v-home-secretary-state-of-bihar-patna-7646) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 532 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [[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 44 times, first at printed page 1
- [M/S NEEHARIKA INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-s-neeharika-infrastructure-pvt-ltd-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-others-35053) — [2021] 4 S.C.R. 1044 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 43
- [RANJITSING BRAHMAJEETSING SHARMA v. ST A TE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ranjitsing-brahmajeetsing-sharma-v-st-a-te-of-maharashtra-and-anr-20578) — [2005] 3 S.C.R. 345 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [[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 2 times, first at printed page 15
- [MADRAY HAYAWADANRAO HOSKOT v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madray-hayawadanrao-hoskot-v-state-of-maharashtra-7572) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 192 · cited by 14 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 18 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 21 times, first at printed page 1
- [UNION OF INDIA v. K. A. NAJEEB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-k-a-najeeb-34668) — [2021] 1 S.C.R. 443 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7

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