# Judgments construing Article 21A of The Constitution of India 68 judgments in this corpus construe Article 21A of The Constitution of India — Right to education, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/21A Showing 1–50 of 68, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 21A of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/21A) — Right to education ## The judgments - [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 once, first at printed page 359 - [[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 11 times, first at printed page 88 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 353 - [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 6 times, first at printed page 6 - [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 85 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 100 - [[2014] 11 S.C.R. 712](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pramati-educational-cultural-trust-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-29463) — cited by 8 · names the article 55 times, first at printed page 1 - [ANURADHA BHASIN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anuradha-bhasin-v-union-of-india-ors-34286) — [2020] 1 S.C.R. 812 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 37 - [STATE OF ORISSA & ANR v. MAMATA MOHANTY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-orissa-anr-v-mamata-mohanty-27459) — [2011] 2 S.C.R. 704 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [S.C.R. 81 SINDHI EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR v. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/8-s-c-r-81-sindhi-education-society-anr-v-the-chief-secretary-govt-of-nct-of-27078) — [2010] 8 S.C.R. 81 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [2023 INSC 920](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-supriyo-supriya-chakraborty-anr-v-union-of-india-37144) — cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 144 - [CASE DETAILS DEVESH SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-devesh-sharma-v-union-of-india-and-ors-36249) — 2023 INSC 704 · cited by 3 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. ASSO. MGT. OF PRIM.](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-asso-mgt-of-prim-29959) — [2014] 5 S.C.R. 1104 · cited by 3 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 6 - [MAHARSHI MAHESH YOGI VEDIC VISHWAVIDYALAYA v. STATE OF M.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maharshi-mahesh-yogi-vedic-vishwavidyalaya-v-state-of-m-p-ors-28982) — [2013] 13 S.C.R. 464 · cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 34 - [BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bachpan-bachao-andolan-v-union-of-india-others-27719) — [2011] 5 S.C.R. 353 · cited by 3 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [ST A TE OF MAHARASHTRA v. SANT DNY ANESHWAR SHIKSHAN SHASTRA MAHA VIDY ALAYA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/st-a-te-of-maharashtra-v-sant-dny-aneshwar-shikshan-shastra-maha-vidy-alaya-and-21144) — [2006] 3 S.C.R. 638 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/aligarh-muslim-university-v-naresh-agarwal-ors-37739) — 2024 INSC 856 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 382 - [BHARTIYA SEVA SAMAJ TRUST TR. PRES. & ANR v. YOGESHBHAI AMBALAL PATEL & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhartiya-seva-samaj-trust-tr-pres-anr-v-yogeshbhai-ambalal-patel-anr-28272) — [2012] 7 S.C.R. 1054 · cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [AVINASH MEHROTRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/avinash-mehrotra-v-union-of-india-ors-25770) — [2009] 5 S.C.R. 913 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [Manoj Kumar & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manoj-kumar-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54915) — (2026) 4 ILRA 380 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [State of U.P. & Ors v. Sakshi & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-ors-v-sakshi-ors-54250) — (2026) 2 ILRA 477 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 21 - [Arun Pratap Singh & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/arun-pratap-singh-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54249) — (2026) 2 ILRA 450 · cited by 1 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 9 - [U.P. Junior High School Council Instructor Welfare Association v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-p-junior-high-school-council-instructor-welfare-association-v-state-of-uttar-39234) — 2026 INSC 117 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [State of U.P. & Ors v. Ramesh Kumar Singh & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-ors-v-ramesh-kumar-singh-ors-54036) — (2026) 1 ILRA 915 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 9 - [Krishna Kumari & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/krishna-kumari-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53591) — (2025) 7 ILRA 538 · cited by 1 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 14 - [Shailendra Kumar v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shailendra-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53102) — (2025) 4 ILRA 179 · cited by 1 · names the article 18 times, first at printed page 2 - [Smt. Rekha v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-rekha-v-state-of-u-p-53262) — (2025) 4 ILRA 758 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 7 - [The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-tamil-nadu-v-the-governor-of-tamil-nadu-anr-38568) — 2025 INSC 481 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 105 - [Surya Pratap Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/surya-pratap-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53021) — (2025) 2 ILRA 675 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Smt. Rekha v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-rekha-v-state-of-u-p-52961) — (2025) 1 ILRA 17 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 6 - [C/M Digvijay Nath Inter College v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/c-m-digvijay-nath-inter-college-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52564) — (2024) 9 ILRA 1512 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 16 - [Anshuman Singh Rathore v. U.O.I. Ors. Opp. Parties](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/anshuman-singh-rathore-v-u-o-i-ors-opp-parties-51575) — (2024) 3 ILRA 1872 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 22 - [Mohit Kumar Dwivedi v. Ram Janak Maurya & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohit-kumar-dwivedi-v-ram-janak-maurya-ors-49364) — (2023) 11 ILRA 481 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 25 - [Subhash Chand v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/subhash-chand-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50804) — (2023) 9 ILRA 399 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [State of U.P v. Anurag & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-v-anurag-ors-47878) — (2022) 12 ILRA 416 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [Nirbhay Singh & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nirbhay-singh-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48720) — (2022) 8 ILRA 1104 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [same controversy in Writ Petition No. 10001 (SS) of 2018 (Ambrish Kumar Saxena v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/same-controversy-in-writ-petition-no-10001-ss-of-2018-ambrish-kumar-saxena-v-48338) — (2022) 4 ILRA 395 · cited by 1 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 31 - [Kuldeep Kumar Saxena & Ors v. U.O.I. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kuldeep-kumar-saxena-ors-v-u-o-i-ors-47593) — (2022) 3 ILRA 577 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 11 - [Subhash Kumar & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/subhash-kumar-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-47133) — (2021) 6 ILRA 584 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [RAM SHARAN MAURYA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-sharan-maurya-and-others-v-state-of-u-p-and-others-34535) — [2020] 12 S.C.R. 466 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [Kamla Nehru Educational Society v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kamla-nehru-educational-society-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45843) — (2020) 7 ILRA 100 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 16 - [Chandani Devi & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/chandani-devi-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46675) — (2021) 11 ILRA 630 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER v. SANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-haryana-and-another-v-sandeep-singh-and-others-34006) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 181 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [STATE OF U.P AND ORS. ETC. ETC v. SHN KUMAR PATHAK AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-etc-v-shn-kumar-pathak-and-ors-etc-etc-32135) — [2017] 7 S.C.R. 905 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [Nidhi Kaushik & Ors v. Union Of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nidhi-kaushik-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-44269) — (2016) 8 ILRA 788 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [BHUSAWAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v. NIVRUTTI RAMCHANDRA PHALAK & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhusawal-municipal-council-v-nivrutti-ramchandra-phalak-ors-29111) — [2013] 17 S.C.R. 259 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [Padam Mehta and Another v. State of Rajasthan and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/padam-mehta-and-another-v-state-of-rajasthan-and-others-39372) — 2026 INSC 476 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dinesh-biwaji-ashtikar-v-state-of-maharashtra-ors-39175) — 2026 INSC 56 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust v. The State of Maharashtra and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anjuman-ishaat-e-taleem-trust-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-and-others-38704) — 2025 INSC 1063 · names the article 27 times, first at printed page 4 - [SATYAJIT KUMAR & ORS v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satyajit-kumar-ors-v-the-state-of-jharkhand-ors-35496) — [2022] 12 S.C.R. 873 · names the article once, first at printed page 29 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/21A/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)