# Judgments construing Article 31 of The Constitution of India

519 judgments in this corpus construe Article 31 of The Constitution of India — Compulsory acquisition of property, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/31

Showing 1–50 of 519, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 31 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/31) — Compulsory acquisition of property

## The judgments

- [MANEKA GANDHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maneka-gandhi-v-union-of-india-7407) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 621 · cited by 163 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 19
- [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 156 times, first at printed page 31
- [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 9 times, first at printed page 1
- [JUSTICE K S PUTIASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-putiaswamy-retd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-31636) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 569 · cited by 59 · names the article once, first at printed page 291
- [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 78 times, first at printed page 8
- [VIVEK NARAYAN SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vivek-narayan-sharma-v-union-of-india-36982) — [2023] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 56 · names the article once, first at printed page 135
- [RAI SAHIB RAM JAWAYA KAPUR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rai-sahib-ram-jawaya-kapur-and-others-v-the-state-of-punjab-1489) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 225 · cited by 54 · names the article once, first at printed page 2
- [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 7 times, first at printed page 1
- [SHAMSHER SINGH v. PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shamsher-singh-v-punjab-6262) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 814 · cited by 51 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 19
- [Nair v. Stale of Kerala](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nair-v-stale-of-kerala-2094) — [1961] 3 S.C.R. 77 · cited by 49 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 3
- [MIS. INNOVENTIVE INDUSTRlES LTD v. ICICI BANK & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-innoventive-industrles-ltd-v-icici-bank-anr-32155) — [2017] 8 S.C.R. 33 · cited by 48 · names the article once, first at printed page 63
- [[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 27 times, first at printed page 4
- [[1960] 3 S.C.R. 887](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sthanam-i960-may-4-f-avalnppaya-k-nlt11yathil-kochuni-v-stale-of-madt-as-1905) — cited by 44 · names the article 36 times, first at printed page 3
- [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 5 times, first at printed page 52
- [[1962] 3 S.C.R. 786](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jowohar-z-i-b-v-unim-of-india-2477) — cited by 41 · names the article once, first at printed page 21
- [[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 14 times, first at printed page 1
- [DARYAO AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF U. P. AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/daryao-and-others-v-the-state-of-u-p-and-others-2150) — [1962] 1 S.C.R. 574 · cited by 38 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [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 537
- [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 16 times, first at printed page 6
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 72
- [L. CHANDRA KUMAR ETC. ETC v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/l-chandra-kumar-etc-etc-v-the-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-15324) — [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1186 · cited by 35 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 37
- [[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 23 times, first at printed page 3
- [[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 12 times, first at printed page 12
- [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 once, first at printed page 64
- [[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 4 times, first at printed page 20
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 20
- [[1955] 1 S.C.R. 707](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/central-bank-of-india-ltd-v-ram-narain-mahajan-c-383) — cited by 33 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [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 190
- [STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR ETC v. SHRI RANGANATHA REDDY & ANR. ETC. October. 11. 1977](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-and-anr-etc-v-shri-ranganatha-reddy-anr-etc-october-11-1977-7306) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 641 · cited by 32 · names the article 26 times, first at printed page 3
- [[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 once, 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 once, first at printed page 108
- [KHUDIRAM DAS 'A v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGA.L & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/khudiram-das-a-v-the-state-of-west-benga-l-ors-6361) — [1975] 2 S.C.R. 832 · cited by 30 · names the article once, first at printed page 15
- [[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 2 times, first at printed page 392
- [[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 80
- [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 19 times, first at printed page 101
- [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 110
- [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 221
- [[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 once, first at printed page 166
- [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 15 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 11 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 109
- [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 18 times, first at printed page 1
- [B. SHAMA RAO v. THE UNION TERRITORY OF PONDICllDUlY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-shama-rao-v-the-union-territory-of-pondicllduly-4168) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 650 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 15
- [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 42
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 23
- [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 39 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 2 times, first at printed page 652
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [[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 38 times, first at printed page 1
- [PREM CHAND GARG v. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, U. P. ALLAHABAD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prem-chand-garg-v-excise-commissioner-u-p-allahabad-2754) — [1963] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 885 · cited by 22 · names the article once, first at printed page 27

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