# Judgments construing Article 31B of The Constitution of India 45 judgments in this corpus construe Article 31B of The Constitution of India — Validation of certain Acts and Regulations, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/31B Showing 1–45 of 45, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 31B of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/31B) — Validation of certain Acts and Regulations ## 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 27 times, 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 3 times, first at printed page 37 - [[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 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 once, first at printed page 66 - [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 14 times, first at printed page 6 - [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 once, first at printed page 1 - [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 19 - [[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 7 times, first at printed page 3 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 25 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [PATTALI MAKKAL KATCHI v. A. MAYILERUMPERUMAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pattali-makkal-katchi-v-a-mayilerumperumal-ors-36235) — [2022] 19 S.C.R. 42 · cited by 12 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 34 - [VASANTLAL MAGANBHAI SANJANWALA v. THE STATE OF BOMBAY AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vasantlal-maganbhai-sanjanwala-v-the-state-of-bombay-and-others-2167) — [1961] 1 S.C.R. 341 · cited by 12 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 11 - [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 once, first at printed page 60 - [STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC v. MADHA VRAO DAMODAR PATILCHAND AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharashtra-etc-v-madha-vrao-damodar-patilchand-and-ors-etc-4336) — [1968] 3 S.C.R. 712 · cited by 9 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 32 - [[1973] 1 S.C.R. 399](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/etc-v-state-of-kerala-ors-etc-etc-a-ril-28-1972-5797) — cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [STATE OF GUJARAT ETC v. VAKHTSINGH11 SURSINGHJI VAGHELA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/692-state-of-gujarat-etc-v-vakhtsingh11-sursinghji-vaghela-ors-etc-4334) — [1968] 3 S.C.R. 692 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 37 - [LINGAPPA POCHANNA APPELWAR AND ORS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lingappa-pochanna-appelwar-and-ors-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-anr-etc-8865) — [1985] 2 S.C.R. 224 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [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 once, first at printed page 1 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 27 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [LATAFAT ALI KHAN AND ORS v. THE STATE OF U. P. May 6, 1971](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/latafat-ali-khan-and-ors-v-the-state-of-u-p-may-6-1971-5402) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 719 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [RAMA1'iLAL GULAB CHAND SHAH ETC v. STA TE OF GUJARAT & ORS., ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rama1-ilal-gulab-chand-shah-etc-v-sta-te-of-gujarat-ors-etc-4480) — [1969] 1 S.C.R. 42 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [PRABHA TYAGI v. KAMLESH DEVI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prabha-tyagi-v-kamlesh-devi-36481) — [2022] 5 S.C.R. 970 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 60 - [GLANROCK ESTATE (P) LTD v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/glanrock-estate-p-ltd-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-26398) — [2010] 12 S.C.R. 597 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [SASANKA SEKHAR MAITY & ORS. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sasanka-sekhar-maity-ors-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-7958) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1209 · cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [Property Owners Association & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/property-owners-association-ors-v-state-of-maharashtra-ors-37786) — 2024 INSC 835 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 303 - [COAL INDIA LIMITED AND ANR v. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/coal-india-limited-and-anr-v-competition-commission-of-india-and-anr-37498) — [2023] 7 S.C.R. 827 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 10 - [DROPTI DEVI & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dropti-devi-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-28183) — [2012] 6 S.C.R. 307 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 39 - [LR. COELHO (DEAD) BY LRS. ETC v. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lr-coelho-dead-by-lrs-etc-v-the-state-of-tamil-nadu-etc-16834) — [1999] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 394 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC v. HARi KRISHAN KHOSLA (DEAD) BY LRS. ETC. ETC. SEPTEMBER 16, 1992](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-etc-etc-v-hari-krishan-khosla-dead-by-lrs-etc-etc-september-16-11553) — [1992] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 620 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [[1985] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 791](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satyavir-singh-and-others-v-union-of-india-and-others-etc-etc-septe-ber-12-1985-9017) — cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 - [HASMUKHALAL DAHA YABHAI & ORS. ETC. ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hasmukhalal-daha-yabhai-ors-etc-etc-v-state-of-gujarat-6889) — [1977] 1 S.C.R. 103 · cited by 1 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [ACHUTANANDA PUROHIT AND ORS v. THE STATE OF ORISSA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/achutananda-purohit-and-ors-v-the-state-of-orissa-6850) — [1976] 3 S.C.R. 919 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [YACHENDRA AND OTHERS v. RAJA V. V. SARVAGNA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/yachendra-and-others-v-raja-v-v-sarvagna-2770) — [1963] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 280 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [HAR NARAINI DEVI & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/har-naraini-devi-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-35612) — [2022] 15 S.C.R. 500 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [Santosh Sharma v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/santosh-sharma-v-state-of-u-p-anr-43244) — (2015) 2 ILRA 543 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 24 - [SRI BAGAWATI TEA ESTATES LTD v. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sri-bagawati-tea-estates-ltd-v-government-of-india-and-ors-12920) — [1995] 1 S.C.R. 832 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [STATE OF MAHARASIDRA & ORS v. MAN SINGH SURAT SINGH PADVI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharasidra-ors-v-man-singh-surat-singh-padvi-ors-7441) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 856 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [SRIRAM NARAYAN MEDW v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA May 4, 1971](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sriram-narayan-medw-v-state-of-maharashtra-may-4-1971-5389) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 661 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [JASODABAI & SMT. RAMCHANDRABAI v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jasodabai-smt-ramchandrabai-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-anr-4913) — [1970] 3 S.C.R. 285 · names the article once, first at printed page 1 - [[1961] 1 S.C.R. 368](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suph-eme-court-reports-1-61-the-8-l-a-l-e-of-west-bengal-and-others-v-naba-2169) — names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [BAHADUR KUMAR RAJAH, VENKATAGIRI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bahadur-kumar-rajah-venkatagiri-v-the-state-of-andhra-pradesh-1791) — [1960] 1 S.C.R. 552 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [KAMLA PRASAD KHET AN v. THE UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kamla-prasad-khet-an-v-the-union-of-india-1298) — [1957] 1 S.C.R. 1052 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)