# Judgments construing Article 340 of The Constitution of India 17 judgments in this corpus construe Article 340 of The Constitution of India — Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/340 Showing 1–17 of 17, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 340 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/340) — Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes ## The judgments - [M. R. Blll1ji v. State of MJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-r-blll1ji-v-state-of-mj-2720) — [1963] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 439 · cited by 36 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 11 - [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 266 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 21 - [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 74 - [K.C. VASANTH KUMAR & ANOTHER v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-c-vasanth-kumar-another-v-state-of-karnataka-9063) — [1985] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 352 · cited by 16 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 16 - [[1992] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 454](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indra-sa-vhney-and-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11850) — cited by 14 · names the article 30 times, first at printed page 2 - [S.C.R. 972 DR. K. KRISHNA MURTHY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-s-c-r-972-dr-k-krishna-murthy-ors-v-union-of-india-anr-26854) — [2010] 6 S.C.R. 972 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 30 - [CHEBROLU LEELA PRASAD RAO & ORS v. STATE OF A.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chebrolu-leela-prasad-rao-ors-v-state-of-a-p-ors-34097) — [2020] 6 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 79 - [The State of Punjab & Ors v. Davinder Singh & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-punjab-ors-v-davinder-singh-ors-38040) — 2024 INSC 562 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 204 - [RAM SINGH & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-singh-ors-v-union-of-india-30850) — [2015] 5 S.C.R. 670 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 40 - [[1996] 1 S.C.R. 128](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1996-1-s-c-r-128-13647) — cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [Tirith Kumar & Ors v. Daduram & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tirith-kumar-ors-v-daduram-ors-37355) — 2024 INSC 1005 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [ASHOKA KUMAR THAKUR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashoka-kumar-thakur-v-union-of-india-and-ors-22754) — [2007] 4 S.C.R. 493 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [[1996] Supp. 7 S.C.R. 371](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sh-heikham-surchandra-singh-and-ors-etc-v-the-representative-of-lois-kakching-14799) — names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [CHATTAR SINGH AND ORS v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chattar-singh-and-ors-v-state-of-rajasthan-and-ors-14774) — [1996] Supp. 6 S.C.R. 696 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [MJHEER H. MAFATLAL v. MAFATLAL INDUSTRIES LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mjheer-h-mafatlal-v-mafatlal-industries-ltd-15650) — [1996] Supp. 6 S.C.R. 106 · names the article once, first at printed page 701 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)