# Judgments construing Article 296 of The Constitution of India

22 judgments in this corpus construe Article 296 of The Constitution of India — Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/296

Showing 1–22 of 22, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 296 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/296) — Property accruing by escheat or lapse or as bona vacantia

## The judgments

- [[1964] 1 S.C.R. 371](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lakshmi-jvarain-v-first-atldit-nal-distlict-jutlt-allahabad-2913) — cited by 35 · names the article once, first at printed page 52
- [M SIDDIQ (D) THR LRS v. MAHANT SURESH DAS & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-siddiq-d-thr-lrs-v-mahant-suresh-das-ors-33694) — [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 679
- [K.C. VASANTH KUMAR & ANOTHER v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-c-vasanth-kumar-another-v-state-of-karnataka-9063) — [1985] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 352 · cited by 16 · names the article once, first at printed page 109
- [[1969] 3 S.C.R. 203](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1969-3-s-c-r-203-4857) — cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 12
- [CARDINAL MAR GEORGE ALENCHERRY v. STATE OF KERALA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cardinal-mar-george-alencherry-v-state-of-kerala-anr-36745) — [2023] 2 S.C.R. 1014 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 22
- [Smt. Sheela Sachdeva & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-sheela-sachdeva-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49804) — (2023) 3 ILRA 315 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [Dr. Poornima Advani & Anr v. Government of NCT & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-poornima-advani-anr-v-government-of-nct-anr-38269) — 2025 INSC 262 · names the article once, first at printed page 19
- [Lucknow Nagar Nigam & Others v. Kohli Brothers Colour Lab. Pvt. Ltd. & Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lucknow-nagar-nigam-others-v-kohli-brothers-colour-lab-pvt-ltd-others-37650) — 2024 INSC 135 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 72
- [Ikrar & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ikrar-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-44995) — (2019) 4 ILRA 345 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 13
- [Smt. Usha Rani Gupta & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-usha-rani-gupta-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-44996) — (2019) 4 ILRA 357 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1
- [Lov Mandeshwari Saran Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/lov-mandeshwari-saran-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-44909) — (2019) 4 ILRA 1229 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [Smt. Anarkali & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-anarkali-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-44982) — (2020) 1 ILRA 1038 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2
- [Indian Press Pvt. Ltd v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/indian-press-pvt-ltd-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45021) — (2019) 4 ILRA 587 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 8
- [Hari Babu Jain & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/hari-babu-jain-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45023) — (2019) 4 ILRA 626 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 12
- [The Allahabad Anglo Indian Association Branch Allahabad v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/the-allahabad-anglo-indian-association-branch-allahabad-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45024) — (2019) 4 ILRA 688 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 1
- [Parsi Panchayat, Surat v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/parsi-panchayat-surat-v-state-of-u-p-anr-45026) — (2019) 4 ILRA 718 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1
- [Amrit Bazar Patrika Pvt. Ltd., Allahabad v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/amrit-bazar-patrika-pvt-ltd-allahabad-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45140) — (2020) 1 ILRA 1191 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2
- [STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS v. LORD NORTHBOOK AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-and-ors-v-lord-northbook-and-ors-33114) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 844 · names the article 26 times, first at printed page 3
- [Smt. Prakati Rai & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-prakati-rai-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-44991) — (2019) 4 ILRA 266 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 14
- [Madan Lal Ahuja v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/madan-lal-ahuja-v-state-of-u-p-ors-43799) — (2016) 5 ILRA 1643 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [JiA STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS v. SWANSTONE MULTIPLEX CINEMA (P) LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jia-state-of-maharashtra-ors-v-swanstone-multiplex-cinema-p-ltd-25055) — [2009] 11 S.C.R. 378 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 5
- [SHEO NANO AND ORS v. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION ALLAHABAD AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sheo-nano-and-ors-v-the-deputy-director-of-consolidation-allahabad-and-ors-17086) — [2000] 1 S.C.R. 619 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2

## Elsewhere

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