# Judgments construing Article 256 of The Constitution of India 20 judgments in this corpus construe Article 256 of The Constitution of India — Obligation of States and the Union, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/256 Showing 1–20 of 20, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 256 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/256) — Obligation of States and the Union ## The judgments - [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 once, first at printed page 299 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 94 - [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 11 times, first at printed page 18 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 33 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-etc-etc-7262) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article 14 times, first at printed page 1 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 109 - [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 once, first at printed page 23 - [ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JABALPUR v. S. S. SHUKLA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/additional-district-magistrate-jabalpur-v-s-s-shukla-etc-etc-7103) — [1976] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 172 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [JAYANTILAL AMRIT LAL SHODHAN v. F.N. RANA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayantilal-amrit-lal-shodhan-v-f-n-rana-and-others-2978) — [1964] 5 S.C.R. 294 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [ORIGINAL SUIT NO. l OF 1997 STATE OF KARNATAKA v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/original-suit-no-l-of-1997-state-of-karnataka-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-17343) — [2000] 3 S.C.R. 301 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 98 - [TEHSEEN S. POONAWALLA v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tehseen-s-poonawalla-v-union-of-india-and-others-33830) — [2018] 9 S.C.R. 291 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 16 - [MIS. SHARMA TRANSPORT REP. BY SHRI D.P. SHARMA v. GOVERNMENT OF A.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-sharma-transport-rep-by-shri-d-p-sharma-v-government-of-a-p-and-ors-18289) — [2001] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 390 · cited by 2 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 2 - [c NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v. STATE OF PUNJAB ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-new-delhi-municipal-council-v-state-of-punjab-etc-etc-14692) — [1996] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 472 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 23 - [ORISSA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BAR ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/orissa-administrative-tribunal-bar-association-v-union-of-india-others-37217) — [2023] 6 S.C.R. 731 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 28 - [FORUM FOR PEOPLE'S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS (FPCE) & ANR v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/forum-for-people-s-collective-efforts-fpce-anr-v-the-state-of-west-bengal-anr-35007) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 613 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 118 - [THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS v. GOEL BUS SERVICE KULLU ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-himachal-pradesh-and-others-v-goel-bus-service-kullu-etc-etc-37143) — [2023] 5 S.C.R. 879 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 34 - [SWARAJ ABHIYAN (V) v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swaraj-abhiyan-v-v-union-of-india-ors-32154) — [2017] 8 S.C.R. 338 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [MIS. SHEIKHAR HOTELS GULMOHAR ENCLVE. & ANR v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-sheikhar-hotels-gulmohar-enclve-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-24720) — [2008] 8 S.C.R. 273 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [Samaydin v. State of U.P. and another](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/samaydin-v-state-of-u-p-and-another-39736) — (2001) 1 ILRA 354 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. ZAVAD ZAMA KHAN May4, 1984](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-uttar-pradesh-v-zavad-zama-khan-may4-1984-8646) — [1984] 3 S.C.R. 789 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)