# Judgments construing Article 217 of The Constitution of India

116 judgments in this corpus construe Article 217 of The Constitution of India — Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/217

Showing 1–50 of 116, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 217 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/217) — Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court

## The judgments

- [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 once, first at printed page 512
- [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 once, first at printed page 37
- [SHAMSHER SINGH v. PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shamsher-singh-v-punjab-6262) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 814 · cited by 51 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 59
- [UNION OF INDIA v. H. S. DHILLON](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-h-s-dhillon-5657) — [1972] 2 S.C.R. 33 · cited by 38 · names the article once, first at printed page 23
- [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 once, first at printed page 63
- [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 146 times, first at printed page 1
- [[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 40
- [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 164
- [ROJER MATHEW v. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rojer-mathew-v-south-indian-bank-ltd-ors-33908) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 183
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 166
- [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 7 times, first at printed page 693
- [[2012] 9 S.C.R. 311](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2012-9-s-c-r-311-28592) — cited by 22 · names the article once, first at printed page 84
- [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
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 72
- [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 27 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 12 times, first at printed page 5
- [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 47 times, first at printed page 21
- [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 7 times, first at printed page 95
- [[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 2 times, first at printed page 187
- [[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 5 times, first at printed page 6
- [STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR v. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. A. MEHTA (RETD) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-anr-v-hon-ble-mr-justice-r-a-mehta-retd-ors-28764) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 33
- [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 once, first at printed page 355
- [R.K.JAIN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-k-jain-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11841) — [1993] 3 S.C.R. 802 · cited by 11 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 14
- [[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 114
- [P.V. NARASIMHA RAO ETC. ETC v. STATE (CBl/SPE) ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-v-narasimha-rao-etc-etc-v-state-cbl-spe-etc-etc-16432) — [1998] 2 S.C.R. 870 · cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 126
- [UNION OF INDIA v. JYOTI PRAKASH MITTER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-jyoti-prakash-mitter-5170) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 483 · cited by 10 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [UNION OF INDIA ETC v. VALLURI BASAVAIAH CHAUDHARY ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-etc-v-valluri-basavaiah-chaudhary-etc-etc-7807) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 802 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [LALLU YESHW ANT SINGH v. RAO JAGDISH SINGH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lallu-yeshw-ant-singh-v-rao-jagdish-singh-ors-4308) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 203 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [STATE OF UTIARANCHAL v. BALWANT SINGH CHAUFAL & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-utiaranchal-v-balwant-singh-chaufal-others-26514) — [2010] 1 S.C.R. 678 · cited by 8 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 19
- [MS. INDIRA JAISING v. SUPREME COURT OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY GENERAL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ms-indira-jaising-v-supreme-court-of-india-through-secretary-general-and-ors-31628) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 478 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8
- [S.C.R. 921 MAHESH CHANDRA GUPTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/10-s-c-r-921-mahesh-chandra-gupta-v-union-of-india-ors-24996) — [2009] 10 S.C.R. 921 · cited by 7 · names the article 42 times, first at printed page 1
- [J HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND ANR v. GUJARAT KISHAN MAZDOOR PANCHAYAT AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/j-high-court-of-gujarat-and-anr-v-gujarat-kishan-mazdoor-panchayat-and-ors-18999) — [2003] 2 S.C.R. 799 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5
- [P. RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-ramakrishnam-raju-v-union-of-india-ors-29929) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 562 · cited by 5 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 4
- [CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA v. SUBHASH CHANDRA AGARWAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/central-public-information-officer-supreme-court-of-india-v-subhash-chandra-33911) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 424 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 147
- [SENIOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER, LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. & ORS v. SHREE LAL MEENA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/senior-divisional-manager-life-insurance-corporation-of-india-ltd-ors-v-shree-33824) — [2019] 5 S.C.R. 391 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [JUSTICE P. D. DINAKARAN v. HON'BLE JUDGES INQUIRY COMMITIEE & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-p-d-dinakaran-v-hon-ble-judges-inquiry-commitiee-ors-27107) — [2011] 10 S.C.R. 1064 · cited by 4 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 28 times, first at printed page 37
- [KUMAR PADMA PRASAD v. ' UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kumar-padma-prasad-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11411) — [1992] 2 S.C.R. 109 · cited by 4 · names the article 37 times, first at printed page 1
- [ALL INDIA JUDGES, ASSOCIATION AND ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/all-india-judges-association-and-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11986) — [1993] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 749 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 24
- [MOTIRAM v. PARAM DEV AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/motiram-v-param-dev-and-anr-11750) — [1993] 2 S.C.R. 250 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 12
- [KRISHNA SWAMI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishna-swami-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11636) — [1992] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 53 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 49
- [BALRAM GUPTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/balram-gupta-v-union-of-india-anr-9709) — [1987] 3 S.C.R. 1173 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [[1965] 2 S.C.R. 53](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jyoti-prokash-mitfer-v-hon-ble-mr-justice-llimansu-kumar-ose-chief-justice-idgh-3425) — cited by 3 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1
- [THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS v. DR. MAHINDRA BHASKAR LIMAYE & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-secretary-ministry-of-consumer-affairs-v-dr-mahindra-bhaskar-limaye-ors-37041) — [2023] 4 S.C.R. 289 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 22
- [DR. JAISHRI LAXMANRAO PATIL v. THE CHIEF MINISTER & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-jaishri-laxmanrao-patil-v-the-chief-minister-ors-35390) — [2021] 15 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 204
- [AIR INDIA EXPRESS LIMITED AND ORS v. CAPT. GURDARSHAN KAUR SANDHU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/air-india-express-limited-and-ors-v-capt-gurdarshan-kaur-sandhu-33175) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 980 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [GANESAN REP BY ITS POWER AGENT G. RUKMANI GANESAN v. THE COMMISSIONER, THE TAMIL NADU HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS BOARD & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ganesan-rep-by-its-power-agent-g-rukmani-ganesan-v-the-commissioner-the-tamil-33953) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 102 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 31
- [ASOK PANDE v. SUPREME COURT OF INDIA THR. ITS REGISTRAR AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/asok-pande-v-supreme-court-of-india-thr-its-registrar-and-ors-32748) — [2018] 3 S.C.R. 337 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 4
- [ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE 'X' v. REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/additional-district-and-sessions-judge-x-v-registrar-general-high-court-of-29585) — [2014] 13 S.C.R. 300 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 43
- [M. MANOHAR REDDY & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-manohar-reddy-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-28803) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 711 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1

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