# Judgments construing Article 31C of The Constitution of India 42 judgments in this corpus construe Article 31C of The Constitution of India — Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/31C Showing 1–42 of 42, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 31C of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/31C) — Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles ## 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 89 times, first at printed page 31 - [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 once, 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 73 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 17 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 2 times, 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 once, first at printed page 118 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 281 - [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 12 times, first at printed page 4 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 13 - [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 414 - [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 once, first at printed page 69 - [[1979] 1 S.C.R. 1009](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1979-1-s-c-r-1009-7485) — cited by 12 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 31 - [TINSUKHIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. LTD v. STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tinsukhia-electric-supply-co-ltd-v-state-of-assam-and-ors-10291) — [1989] 2 S.C.R. 544 · cited by 11 · names the article once, first at printed page 28 - [[1993] 1 S.C.R. 480](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raghunathrao-ganpatrao-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-11896) — cited by 10 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. D.T.C. MAZDOORCONGRESS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/delhi-transport-corporation-v-d-t-c-mazdoorcongress-10970) — [1990] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 142 · cited by 9 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 144 - [[1984] 1 S.C.R. 725](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1984-1-s-c-r-725-8504) — cited by 8 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 4 - [[1986] 1 S.C.R. 707](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-l-ite-of-mallarasiitra-anr-v-basalltlbal-mohanlal-khetan-ors-9300) — cited by 6 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 6 times, first at printed page 32 - [S.C.R. 116 SURESH KUMAR KOUSHAL AND ANOTHER v. NAZ FOUNDATION AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/17-s-c-r-116-suresh-kumar-koushal-and-another-v-naz-foundation-and-others-29095) — [2013] 17 S.C.R. 116 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 89 - [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 12 - [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 25 - [DR. JAISHRI LAXMANRAO PATIL v. THE CHIEF MINISTER & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-jaishri-laxmanrao-patil-v-the-chief-minister-ors-35390) — [2021] 15 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 112 - [SAMATHA v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/samatha-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-16127) — [1997] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 305 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 112 - [2025 INSC 754](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2025-insc-754-38682) — cited by 1 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 49 - [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 66 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 11 - [Kamal Sharma v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kamal-sharma-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50690) — (2023) 8 ILRA 548 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 39 - [NEMAI CHANDRA KUMAR (D) THR. LRS. & ORS v. MANI SQUARE LTD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nemai-chandra-kumar-d-thr-lrs-ors-v-mani-square-ltd-ors-35668) — [2022] 11 S.C.R. 416 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 48 - [THE PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION AND ORS v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-property-owners-association-and-ors-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-and-ors-14279) — [1996] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 230 · cited by 1 · names the article 20 times, first at printed page 2 - [ASSAM SILLIMANITE LIMITED AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/assam-sillimanite-limited-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11342) — [1991] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 273 · cited by 1 · names the article 17 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 - [MADHUSDAN SING A & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OR.S.](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madhusdan-sing-a-ors-v-union-of-india-and-or-s-8517) — [1984] 1 S.C.R. 849 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR v. B. R. MURALIDHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-karnataka-anr-v-b-r-muralidhar-ors-35582) — [2022] 10 S.C.R. 448 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 2 - [NEMAI CHANDRA KUMAR & ORS v. MANI SQUARE LTD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nemai-chandra-kumar-ors-v-mani-square-ltd-ors-30485) — [2015] 2 S.C.R. 650 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 - [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 10 - [RASHTRIYA MILL lv1AZDOOR SANGH v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rashtriya-mill-lv1azdoor-sangh-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-and-ors-14606) — [1996] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 458 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [H.S.S.K. NIYAMJ AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-s-s-k-niyamj-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-anr-10797) — [1990] 3 S.C.R. 862 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1989] 2 S.C.R. 604](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dibyasingh-malana-v-st-te-of-orissa-ors-10293) — names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [NA VNIT R. KAMANI & ORS v. R.R. KAMANI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/na-vnit-r-kamani-ors-v-r-r-kamani-10020) — [1988] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 123 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [[1986] 3 S.C.R. 937](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1986-3-s-c-r-937-9309) — names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [MINERVA MILLS v. U.O.l](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/minerva-mills-v-u-o-l-9111) — [1986] 3 S.C.R. 718 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 10 - [[1975] 2 S.C.R. 667](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1975-2-s-c-r-667-6208) — names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)