# Judgments construing Article 342A of The Constitution of India

7 judgments in this corpus construe Article 342A of The Constitution of India — Socially and educationally backward classes, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/342A

Showing 1–7 of 7, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 342A of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/342A) — Socially and educationally backward classes

## The judgments

- [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 once, first at printed page 339
- [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 once, first at printed page 26
- [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 7 times, first at printed page 36
- [AND 220 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA v. M. HAKEEM & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/and-220-national-highways-authority-of-india-v-m-hakeem-anr-35321) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 368 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 33
- [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 165 times, first at printed page 3
- [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-34495) — [2020] 10 S.C.R. 857 · cited by 1 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 16
- [UNION OF INDIA v. RAJENDRA N. SHAH AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-rajendra-n-shah-and-another-35001) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 458 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 54

## Elsewhere

- [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)