# Judgments construing Article 355 of The Constitution of India 24 judgments in this corpus construe Article 355 of The Constitution of India — Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/355 Showing 1–24 of 24, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 355 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/355) — Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance ## The judgments - [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 17 times, first at printed page 5 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-union-of-india-another-7346) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 31 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 128 - [[2015] 14 S.C.R. 613](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-v-sri-haran-murugan-ors-30616) — cited by 30 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 34 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-etc-etc-7262) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 106 - [ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JABALPUR v. S. S. SHUKLA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/additional-district-magistrate-jabalpur-v-s-s-shukla-etc-etc-7103) — [1976] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 172 · cited by 13 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [120161 JO S.C.R. l .JINDAL STAINLESS TTD. & ANR v. STATE OF HARYANA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/120161-jo-s-c-r-l-jindal-stainless-ttd-anr-v-state-of-haryana-ors-31315) — [2016] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 11 · names the article once, first at printed page 195 - [[2012] 4 S.C.R. 971](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/in-re-ramlila-maidan-incident-dt-4-5-06-2011-v-home-secretary-union-of-india-ors-28428) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 172 - [KULDIP NAY AR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kuldip-nay-ar-v-union-of-india-and-ors-21859) — [2006] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 52 - [RAMESHW AR PRASAD AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rameshw-ar-prasad-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-anr-21105) — [2006] 1 S.C.R. 562 · cited by 5 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 8 - [ABDUL KUDDUS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/abdul-kuddus-v-union-of-india-and-others-34073) — [2019] 8 S.C.R. 669 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [NANDINI SUNDAR AND ORS v. STATE OF](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nandini-sundar-and-ors-v-state-of-27881) — [2011] 8 S.C.R. 1028 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 38 - [ASSAM SANMILITAMAHASANGHA& ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/assam-sanmilitamahasangha-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-29673) — [2014] 14 S.C.R. 744 · cited by 3 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 3 - [SARBANANDASONOWAL A' v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sarbanandasonowal-a-v-union-of-india-21106) — [2006] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 167 · cited by 3 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 3 - [2024 INSC 511](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-rahim-ali-abdur-rahim-v-the-state-of-assam-ors-38136) — cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [GUJARAT MAZDOOR SABHA & ANR v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gujarat-mazdoor-sabha-anr-v-the-state-of-gujarat-34379) — [2020] 13 S.C.R. 886 · cited by 2 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 15 - [ASSOCIATION (EEVFAM) & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/association-eevfam-anr-v-union-of-india-anr-31323) — [2016] 4 S.C.R. 909 · cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 6 - [SARBANANDA SONOWAL v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sarbananda-sonowal-v-union-of-india-and-anr-20759) — [2005] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 472 · cited by 2 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 1 - [2024 INSC 789](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2024-insc-789-37343) — cited by 1 · names the article 66 times, first at printed page 14 - [NAGA PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ETC v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/naga-people-s-movement-of-human-rights-etc-v-union-of-india-15923) — [1997] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 469 · cited by 1 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 7 - [Mizo Chief Council Mizoram, Thr. President Shri L. Chinzah v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mizo-chief-council-mizoram-thr-president-shri-l-chinzah-v-union-of-india-ors-39208) — 2026 INSC 236 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 35 - [PRAKASH SINGH AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prakash-singh-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-21611) — [2006] Supp. 6 S.C.R. 473 · names the article once, first at printed page 17 - [[2002] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 366](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2002-supp-3-s-c-r-366-18774) — names the article once, first at printed page 105 - [COMMISSIONER, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES.LUCKNOW, U.P. AND ANOTHER ,.J v. PRAKASH CHANDRA SAXENA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-food-and-civil-supplies-lucknow-u-p-and-another-j-v-prakash-12232) — [1994] 3 S.C.R. 930 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)