# Judgments construing Article 216 of The Constitution of India

23 judgments in this corpus construe Article 216 of The Constitution of India — Constitution of High Courts, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/216

Showing 1–23 of 23, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 216 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/216) — Constitution of High Courts

## The judgments

- [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 31 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 once, first at printed page 214
- [HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS v. V. V. S. KRISHNAMURTHY AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/high-court-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-v-v-v-s-krishnamurthy-and-ors-7577) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 26 · cited by 20 · names the article once, first at printed page 11
- [UNION OF INDIA v. SANKAL CHAND HIMATLAL SHETH AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-sankal-chand-himatlal-sheth-and-anr-7287) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 423 · cited by 19 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 40
- [[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 once, first at printed page 9
- [BRIJ MOHAN LAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/brij-mohan-lal-v-union-of-india-ors-28268) — [2012] 5 S.C.R. 305 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 85
- [I 31 STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. BATUK DEO PATIL TRIPATHI & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-31-state-of-uttar-pradesh-v-batuk-deo-patil-tripathi-anr-7463) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 131 · cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [SURESH CHAND GAUTAM v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suresh-chand-gautam-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-31084) — [2016] 1 S.C.R. 727 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 23
- [f ' JAMSHED N. GUZDAR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f-jamshed-n-guzdar-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-ors-20357) — [2005] 1 S.C.R. 223 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 16
- [SUPREME COURT ADVOCATES-ON-RECORD ASSOCIATION AND ANR. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-advocates-on-record-association-and-anr-etc-v-union-of-india-12215) — [1993] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 659 · cited by 4 · names the article 22 times, first at printed page 16
- [[1962] 2 S.C.R. 50](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1-uprj-me-court-repor-l-s-1962-ram-chandra-pbasad-v-the-state-of-bihar-2271) — cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [N. KANNADASAN v. AJOY KHOSE AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-kannadasan-v-ajoy-khose-and-others-25992) — [2009] 7 S.C.R. 668 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 23
- [JAMAL UDDIN AHMAD v. ABU SALEH NAJMUDDIN AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jamal-uddin-ahmad-v-abu-saleh-najmuddin-and-anr-18955) — [2003] 2 S.C.R. 473 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 4
- [Smt. Jyoti Singh v. Smt. Geeta Devi & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-jyoti-singh-v-smt-geeta-devi-ors-53950) — (2025) 9 ILRA 643 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10
- [THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR v. RAJ KISHORE YADAV AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/through-its-registrar-v-raj-kishore-yadav-and-ors-15396) — [1997] 2 S.C.R. 429 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA v. DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/election-commission-of-india-v-dr-subramanian-swamy-and-anr-14164) — [1996] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 637 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [R. L. NARASIMHAM v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-l-narasimham-v-union-of-india-5716) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 773 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 12
- [Justice Shailendra Singh & Ors v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-shailendra-singh-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-37639) — 2024 INSC 862 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [LOK PRAHARI THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY S.N. SHUKLA IAS (RETD.) v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lok-prahari-through-its-general-secretary-s-n-shukla-ias-retd-v-union-of-india-34988) — [2021] 3 S.C.R. 317 · names the article once, first at printed page 19
- [CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER v. HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chief-information-commissioner-v-high-court-of-gujarat-and-another-34490) — [2020] 5 S.C.R. 465 · names the article once, first at printed page 14
- [REGISTRAR GEN., HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS v. R. PERACHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/registrar-gen-high-court-of-judicature-at-madras-v-r-perachi-ors-27465) — [2011] 12 S.C.R. 661 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [UNION OF INDIA AND ANR v. S.P. ANAND AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-and-anr-v-s-p-anand-and-ors-16241) — [1998] 3 S.C.R. 1046 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 11
- [HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN v. RAMESH CHAND PALIWAL AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/high-court-of-judicature-for-rajasthan-v-ramesh-chand-paliwal-and-anr-16070) — [1998] 1 S.C.R. 961 · names the article once, first at printed page 10

## Elsewhere

- [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)
