# Judgments construing Article 3 of The Constitution of India 335 judgments in this corpus construe Article 3 of The Constitution of India — Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/3 Showing 1–50 of 335, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 3 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/3) — Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States ## 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 14 times, first at printed page 42 - [RUS1'0M CAVASJEE COOPER v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rus1-0m-cavasjee-cooper-v-union-of-india-5062) — [1970] 3 S.C.R. 530 · cited by 90 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [MOHINDER SINGH GILL & ANR v. THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER, NEW DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohinder-singh-gill-anr-v-the-chief-election-commissioner-new-delhi-ors-7377) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 272 · cited by 79 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [E. P. ROYAPPA v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/e-p-royappa-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-anr-6141) — [1974] 2 S.C.R. 348 · cited by 75 · names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [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 9 times, first at printed page 3 - [SMT. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI v. SHRI RAJ NARAIN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-indira-nehru-gandhi-v-shri-raj-narain-6821) — [1976] 2 S.C.R. 347 · cited by 51 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 6 - [[1981] 1 S.C.R. 206](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/minerva-mills-i-td-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-8080) — cited by 45 · names the article 41 times, first at printed page 7 - [H. H. MAHARAJADIDRAJA MADHAV RAO JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA BAHADUR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-h-maharajadidraja-madhav-rao-jiwaji-rao-scindia-bahadur-ors-v-union-of-india-5468) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 42 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 49 - [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 112 - [[1986] 2 S.C.R. 278](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cen-lkal-inland-water-iiansport-dpoiatioh-ltd-ul-etc-v-biidjo-na11i-ganguly-anl-9391) — cited by 39 · names the article once, first at printed page 30 - [THE AHMEDABAD ST XA VIERS COLLEGE. SOCIETY & . . ANR. ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-ahmedabad-st-xa-viers-college-society-anr-etc-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-6317) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 173 · cited by 39 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 18 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 860 - [W AMAN RAO & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/w-aman-rao-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-8200) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 37 · names the article 29 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 35 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [[1963] 2 S.C.R. 774](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-somavanti-a-d-others-v-the-state-of-punjab-and-others-2549) — cited by 33 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 155 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 57 - [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 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 187 - [[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 once, first at printed page 108 - [[1964] 5 S.C.R. 683](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1964-5-s-c-r-683-3044) — cited by 29 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [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 231 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 93 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2016] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f2016-6-s-c-r-1-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-deputy-speaker-and-others-31510) — cited by 27 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 256 - [SANJEEV COKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sanjeev-coke-manufacturing-company-v-bharat-coking-coal-ltd-and-another-8565) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 1000 · cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [SAJJAN SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sajjan-singh-v-state-of-rajasthan-3282) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 933 · cited by 27 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 3 - [U.Q.l v. TULSIRAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-q-l-v-tulsiram-9167) — [1985] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 131 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 98 - [MADAN MOHAN PATHAK v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madan-mohan-pathak-v-union-of-india-ors-etc-7326) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 334 · cited by 25 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [SIDDHARAM SATLINGAPPA MHETRE v. STATE OF](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/siddharam-satlingappa-mhetre-v-state-of-26738) — [2010] 15 S.C.R. 201 · cited by 24 · names the article once, first at printed page 50 - [SHRI SITARAM SUGAR COMPANY LIMITED & ANR. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shri-sitaram-sugar-company-limited-anr-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-10684) — [1990] 1 S.C.R. 909 · cited by 24 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [TILOKCHAND MOTICHAND & ORS v. H. B. MUNSID & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tilokchand-motichand-ors-v-h-b-munsid-anr-4595) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 824 · cited by 24 · names the article once, first at printed page 33 - [P. V. MUDALIAR v. DY. COLLECTOR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-v-mudaliar-v-dy-collector-3365) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 614 · cited by 24 · names the article 3 times, 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 once, first at printed page 381 - [AVTAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/avtar-singh-v-union-of-india-ors-31621) — [2016] 7 S.C.R. 445 · cited by 23 · names the article once, first at printed page 33 - [PRAG ICE & OIL MILLS & ANR. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prag-ice-oil-mills-anr-etc-v-union-of-india-7325) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 293 · cited by 23 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 16 - [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 706](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lr-coelho-dead-by-lrs-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-22862) — cited by 22 · names the article 27 times, first at printed page 16 - [STATE OF PUNJAB v. DHARAM SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-v-dharam-singh-4277) — [1968] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 22 · names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [HUSSAINARA KHATOON & ORS v. HOME SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, GOVT. OF BIHAR. PATNA F e.bruary 12, 1979](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hussainara-khatoon-ors-v-home-secretary-state-of-bihar-govt-of-bihar-patna-f-e-7770) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 169 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [KOTESWAR VITTAL KAMATH v. K. RANGAPPA BALIGA & CO](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/koteswar-vittal-kamath-v-k-rangappa-baliga-co-4878) — [1969] 3 S.C.R. 40 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [[1968] 2 S.C.R. 186](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1968-2-s-c-r-186-4306) — cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [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 once, first at printed page 39 - [[1984] 2 S.C.R. 495](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-s-nayak-v-a-r-antulay-february-16-1984-8558) — cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 59 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 44 - [STATE OF GUJARAT v. SURI SHANTILAL MANGALDAS & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-v-suri-shantilal-mangaldas-ors-4873) — [1969] 3 S.C.R. 341 · cited by 19 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 19 - [STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR v. THAKUR BHARAT SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-v-thakur-bharat-singh-3991) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 454 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [LTD. & OTHERS v. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ltd-others-v-the-commercial-tax-officer-visakhapatnam-and-others-3198) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 99 · cited by 17 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 78 - [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 once, first at printed page 883 - [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 6 times, first at printed page 25 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/3/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)