# Judgments construing Article 246 of The Constitution of India

359 judgments in this corpus construe Article 246 of The Constitution of India — Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/246

Showing 1–50 of 359, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 246 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/246) — Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States

## The judgments

- [INDORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. MANOHARLAL & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indore-development-authority-v-manoharlal-ors-etc-34091) — [2020] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 128 · names the article once, first at printed page 192
- [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 11 times, first at printed page 213
- [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 10 times, first at printed page 14
- [GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-another-33680) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the article 30 times, first at printed page 37
- [[1959] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 8](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-reports-1959-supp-deep-chand-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-1698) — cited by 39 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 11
- [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 20 times, first at printed page 3
- [STATE OF ORISSA v. M.A. TULLOCH AND CO.](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-orissa-v-m-a-tulloch-and-co-3165) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 37 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [THE AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT (RAJASTHAN) LTD v. THE STATE OF RA.JASTHAN AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-automobile-transport-rajasthan-ltd-v-the-state-of-ra-jasthan-and-others-2609) — [1963] 1 S.C.R. 491 · cited by 37 · names the article once, first at printed page 73
- [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 4 times, first at printed page 15
- [HOECHST PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. AND ANOTHER ETC v. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hoechst-pharmaceuticals-ltd-and-another-etc-v-state-of-bihar-and-others-8474) — [1983] 3 S.C.R. 130 · cited by 33 · names the article 17 times, first at printed page 1
- [ATIABARI TEA CO., LTD v. THE .STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/atiabari-tea-co-ltd-v-the-state-of-assam-and-others-2172) — [1961] 1 S.C.R. 809 · cited by 33 · names the article once, first at printed page 64
- [S.R. BOMMAI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-r-bommai-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12621) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 644 · cited by 32 · names the article once, first at printed page 266
- [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-union-of-india-another-7346) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 31 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 45
- [[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 5 times, first at printed page 28
- [CORPORATION OF CALCUTIA AND ANOTHER v. LIBERTY CINEMA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/corporation-of-calcutia-and-another-v-liberty-cinema-3424) — [1965] 2 S.C.R. 477 · cited by 30 · names the article once, first at printed page 54
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 64
- [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 once, first at printed page 140
- [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 97
- [RAM KRISHAN GROVER AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-krishan-grover-and-others-v-union-of-india-and-others-33650) — [2019] 17 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 27 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 123
- [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 9 times, first at printed page 3
- [[1984] 1 S.C.R. 347](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-ors-etc-etc-v-bombay-tyre-international-ltd-etc-etc-8484) — cited by 24 · names the article once, 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 4 times, first at printed page 94
- [M. PENTIAH AND OTHERS v. MUDDALA VEERAMALLAPPA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-pentiah-and-others-v-muddala-veeramallappa-and-others-2229) — [1961] 2 S.C.R. 295 · cited by 23 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [[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 once, first at printed page 74
- [MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI v. BIRLA COTION, SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS, DELHI AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/municipal-corporation-of-delhi-v-birla-cotion-spinning-and-weaving-mills-delhi-4362) — [1968] 3 S.C.R. 251 · cited by 22 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 59
- [PRASANTA KUMAR SAHOO & ORS v. CHARULATA SAHU & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prasanta-kumar-sahoo-ors-v-charulata-sahu-ors-37167) — [2023] 5 S.C.R. 20 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 28
- [[1964] 3 S.C.R. 787](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1964-3-s-c-r-787-3024) — cited by 21 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 60
- [STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS. ETC v. MC. DOWELL & CO. AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-etc-v-mc-dowell-co-and-ors-etc-14217) — [1996] 3 S.C.R. 721 · cited by 20 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 4
- [KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. INDIAN ALUMINIUM CO](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kerala-state-electricity-board-v-indian-aluminium-co-6630) — [1976] 1 S.C.R. 552 · cited by 20 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 once, first at printed page 91
- [CASE DETAILS NHPC LTD v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SECRETARY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-nhpc-ltd-v-state-of-himachal-pradesh-secretary-ors-36448) — 2023 INSC 810 · cited by 18 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 6
- [S.C.R. 1 GIRNAR TRADERS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-1-girnar-traders-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-ors-27539) — [2011] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 18 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 35
- [[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 13 times, first at printed page 27
- [[1974] 2 S.C.R. 879](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1974-2-s-c-r-879-6211) — cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 25
- [Sobhraf Odharmal v. State of Rajasthan](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sobhraf-odharmal-v-state-of-rajasthan-2700) — [1963] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 112 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 43
- [THE SUPREME COURT REPORTS THE CALCUTTA GAS COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LTD v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-supreme-court-reports-the-calcutta-gas-company-proprietary-ltd-v-the-state-2370) — [1962] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/govt-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-33581) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 16 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 18
- [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 4 times, first at printed page 340
- [DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION TIS HAZARI COURT, DELHI ETC. ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/delhi-judicial-service-association-tis-hazari-court-delhi-etc-etc-v-state-of-11226) — [1991] 3 S.C.R. 936 · cited by 16 · names the article once, first at printed page 44
- [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 131
- [STATE OF TAMIL NADU v. STATE OF KERALA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-tamil-nadu-v-state-of-kerala-anr-29607) — [2014] 12 S.C.R. 875 · cited by 15 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 34
- [HARAKCHAND RATANCHAND BANTHIA AND ORS. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harakchand-ratanchand-banthia-and-ors-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-4820) — [1970] 1 S.C.R. 479 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 11
- [[1955] 2 S.C.R. 94](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fl-n-satyt-jm1ho11-v-f-subramanyan-and-othtrs-1274) — cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 71
- [GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS v. SMT. P. LAXMI DEVI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-andhra-pradesh-ors-v-smt-p-laxmi-devi-24396) — [2008] 3 S.C.R. 330 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [FEDERATION OF HOTEL & RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/federation-of-hotel-restaurant-association-of-india-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-10496) — [1989] 2 S.C.R. 918 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [[1968] 3 S.C.R. 41](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/udai-ram-sharma-ani-others-etc-v-union-of-india-id-others-4411) — cited by 14 · names the article once, first at printed page 17
- [STATE OF KERALA & ORS v. M/S. MAR APPRAEM KURI CO. LTD. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-kerala-ors-v-m-s-mar-appraem-kuri-co-ltd-anr-28408) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 448 · cited by 13 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 38
- [VODAFONE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vodafone-international-holdings-b-v-v-union-of-india-anr-28083) — [2012] 1 S.C.R. 573 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 203
- [PATTALI MAKKAL KATCHI v. A. MAYILERUMPERUMAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pattali-makkal-katchi-v-a-mayilerumperumal-ors-36235) — [2022] 19 S.C.R. 42 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 33

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