# Judgments construing Article 31A of The Constitution of India 112 judgments in this corpus construe Article 31A of The Constitution of India — Saving of laws providing for acquisition of estates, etc, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/31A Showing 1–50 of 112, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 31A of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/31A) — Saving of laws providing for acquisition of estates, etc ## 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 54 times, first at printed page 93 - [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 29 - [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 once, first at printed page 5 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 25 - [[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 - [[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 26 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 40 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 once, first at printed page 26 - [[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 5 times, first at printed page 49 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 42 - [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 4 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 13 - [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 once, first at printed page 28 - [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 36 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 58 - [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 4 - [SOCIETY FOR UN-AIDED P.SCHOOL OF RAJASTHAN v. U.0.1. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/society-for-un-aided-p-school-of-rajasthan-v-u-0-1-anr-28060) — [2012] 2 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 15 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 68 - [STATE OF KERALA AND ANR v. THE GWALIOR RAYON SILK MANUFACTURING (WVG.) CO. LTD. ETC. September 18, 1973](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-kerala-and-anr-v-the-gwalior-rayon-silk-manufacturing-wvg-co-ltd-etc-6019) — [1974] 1 S.C.R. 671 · cited by 15 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 489](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/thakur-raghubir-singh-v-state-of-a-mer-1562) — cited by 14 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [S.P. MITTAL ETC. ETC v. UNION. OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-p-mittal-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-others-8592) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 729 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 92 - [DATTATRAYA GOVJND MAHAJAN & ORS. ETC v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dattatraya-govjnd-mahajan-ors-etc-v-state-of-maharashtra-anr-7110) — [1977] 2 S.C.R. 790 · cited by 13 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [PURUSHOTHAMAN NAMBUDIRI v. THE STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/purushothaman-nambudiri-v-the-state-of-kerala-2571) — [1962] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 753 · cited by 11 · names the article 21 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2001] 1 S.C.R. 221](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-elplllnstone-spinning-nd-weaving-co-ltd-ors-etc-17694) — cited by 9 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 21 - [KANNAN DEVAN HILLS PRODUCE COMPANY LTD v. THE STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kannan-devan-hills-produce-company-ltd-v-the-state-of-kerala-and-another-5792) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 356 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [State of Bihar v. Ramtahwar Pralap Narain Singh, A.l.R](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-v-ramtahwar-pralap-narain-singh-a-l-r-2573) — [1962] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 829 · cited by 9 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1962] 1 S.C.R. 44](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1962-1-s-c-r-44-2135) — cited by 9 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1976] 3 S.C.R. 688](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1976-3-s-c-r-688-6800) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [A DEPUTY . COMMISSIONER AND COLLECTOR, KAMRUP & ORS v. DURGA NATH SARMA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-deputy-commissioner-and-collector-kamrup-ors-v-durga-nath-sarma-4145) — [1968] 1 S.C.R. 561 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [JIT SINGH v. STA'.f.E OF PUNJAB & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jit-singh-v-sta-f-e-of-punjab-anr-3971) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 143 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [Mineral Area Development Authority & Anr v. M/s Steel Authority of India & Anr. Etc](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mineral-area-development-authority-anr-v-m-s-steel-authority-of-india-anr-etc-38044) — 2024 INSC 554 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 83 - [M/S. DELHI AIRTECH SERVICES PVT. LTD. & ANR v. STATE OF U.P. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-s-delhi-airtech-services-pvt-ltd-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-27412) — [2011] 12 S.C.R. 191 · cited by 7 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 12 - [[1959] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 270](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supheme-couht-reports-1959-supp-prem-nath-kaul-v-the-state-of-jamm-u-kashmilt-1644) — cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [S.C.R. 1012 RA.llV SARIN & ANR v. STATE OF UTIARAKHAND & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/9-s-c-r-1012-ra-llv-sarin-anr-v-state-of-utiarakhand-ors-27885) — [2011] 9 S.C.R. 1012 · cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 20 - [K.I. SHEPHARD & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-i-shephard-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-9707) — [1988] 1 S.C.R. 188 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 - [MAHARAO SAHIB SRI BHIM SINGHJI ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC. November 13, 1980](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maharao-sahib-sri-bhim-singhji-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-9142) — [1985] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 862 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 50 - [[1971] 2 S.C.R. 790](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/khajamian-wakf-egi-ates-etc-v-state-of-madras-anr-5122) — cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [TARA PRASAD SINGH ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tara-prasad-singh-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-others-7948) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1042 · cited by 5 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 4 - [[1967] 2 S.C.R. 165](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ajit-singh-v-state-of-punjab-and-most-of-the-points-in-this-3977) — cited by 5 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [MOONS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LTD.) & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/63-moons-technologies-ltd-formerly-known-as-financial-technologies-india-ltd-34068) — [2019] 8 S.C.R. 26 · cited by 4 · names the article 14 times, first at printed page 1 - [AMBIKA PRASAD MISHRA ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ambika-prasad-mishra-etc-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-7956) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1159 · cited by 4 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 6 - [SETH NANO LAL & ANR v. STATE OF HARYANA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/seth-nano-lal-anr-v-state-of-haryana-ors-7957) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1181 · cited by 4 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1975] 2 S.C.R. 317](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/achara-ya-maharajshri-narandraprasadil-anand-pr-asadji-maharaj-etc-etc-v-the-6295) — cited by 4 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [STATE OF BIHAR v. RAMESHWAR PRATAP NARAIN SINGH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-v-rameshwar-pratap-narain-singh-and-others-2260) — [1962] 2 S.C.R. 382 · cited by 4 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [SATLUJ JAL VIDYUT NIGAM v. RAJ KUMAR RAJINDER SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satluj-jal-vidyut-nigam-v-raj-kumar-rajinder-singh-dead-through-lrs-ors-32481) — [2018] 12 S.C.R. 282 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [BHIMANDAS AMBWANI (D) THR. LRS v. DELHI POWER COMPANY LIMITED & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhimandas-ambwani-d-thr-lrs-v-delhi-power-company-limited-ors-28833) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 996 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [SH. JILUBHAI NANBHAI KHACHAR ETC ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sh-jilubhai-nanbhai-khachar-etc-etc-v-state-of-gujarat-and-anr-etc-etc-12383) — [1994] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 807 · cited by 3 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 26 - [RAM CHAND AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-chand-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12199) — [1993] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 558 · cited by 3 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 6 - [H TUMATI VENKAISH ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-tumati-venkaish-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-7955) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1143 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [GODAVARI SUGAR MILLS LTD. AND ORS v. S. B. KAMBLE AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/godavari-sugar-mills-ltd-and-ors-v-s-b-kamble-and-ors-6411) — [1975] 3 S.C.R. 885 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [KUNJUKU'ITY SAHIB ETC. ETC v. STATE OF KERALA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kunjuku-ity-sahib-etc-etc-v-state-of-kerala-anr-5790) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 326 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/31A/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)