# Judgments construing Article 356 of The Constitution of India 93 judgments in this corpus construe Article 356 of The Constitution of India — Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/356 Showing 1–50 of 93, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 356 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/356) — Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States ## 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 once, first at printed page 130 - [VIVEK NARAYAN SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vivek-narayan-sharma-v-union-of-india-36982) — [2023] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 56 · names the article once, first at printed page 225 - [SHAMSHER SINGH v. PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shamsher-singh-v-punjab-6262) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 814 · cited by 51 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 18 - [GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-another-33680) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 79 - [A. K. ROY, ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-k-roy-etc-v-union-of-india-and-anr-8913) — [1982] 2 S.C.R. 272 · cited by 37 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 19 - [SP. GUPTA & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sp-gupta-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-etc-etc-8920) — [1982] 2 S.C.R. 365 · cited by 37 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 886 - [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 263 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 12 times, first at printed page 4 - [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 186 times, first at printed page 1 - [ROJER MATHEW v. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rojer-mathew-v-south-indian-bank-ltd-ors-33908) — [2019] 16 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the article once, first at printed page 204 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 283 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 159 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2016] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f2016-6-s-c-r-1-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-deputy-speaker-and-others-31510) — cited by 27 · names the article 13 times, first at printed page 132 - [JUSTICE K. S. PUTTASWAMY (RETD.) & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-puttaswamy-retd-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-33709) — [2018] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 23 · names the article once, first at printed page 829 - [ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/zakia-ahsan-jafri-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-36287) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 20 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [KIHOTO HOLLOHAN v. ZACHILLHU AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kihoto-hollohan-v-zachillhu-and-others-11356) — [1992] 1 S.C.R. 686 · cited by 19 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 81 - [[2004] 1 S.C.R. 564](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-west-bengal-and-ors-v-kesoram-industries-ltd-and-ors-19856) — cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 147 - [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 7 times, first at printed page 615 - [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 317](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-1-s-c-r-317-22825) — cited by 15 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 210 - [STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR v. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. A. MEHTA (RETD) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-anr-v-hon-ble-mr-justice-r-a-mehta-retd-ors-28764) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 54 - [JAYANTILAL AMRIT LAL SHODHAN v. F.N. RANA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayantilal-amrit-lal-shodhan-v-f-n-rana-and-others-2978) — [1964] 5 S.C.R. 294 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 195 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2000] 2 S.C.R. 299](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2000-2-s-c-r-299-17299) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 125 - [[1995] 2 S.C.R. 1061](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-kasilingam-and-ors-v-p-s-g-college-of-technology-and-ors-12846) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 4 - [[1983] 1 S.C.R. 393](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1983-1-s-c-r-393-8574) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [DR. SHAH FAESAL AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-shah-faesal-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-anr-34087) — [2020] 3 S.C.R. 1115 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [RA VI S. NAIK AND SANJAY BANDEKAR AND ANR. .B v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ra-vi-s-naik-and-sanjay-bandekar-and-anr-b-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12130) — [1994] 1 S.C.R. 754 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH & ANR v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishna-kumar-singh-anr-v-state-of-bihar-ors-32118) — [2017] 5 S.C.R. 160 · cited by 7 · names the article 15 times, first at printed page 16 - [SARDARI LAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sardari-lal-v-union-of-india-ors-5161) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [SUBHASH CHANDRA & ANR v. DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subhash-chandra-anr-v-delhi-subordinate-services-selection-board-ors-25122) — [2009] 12 S.C.R. 978 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [M. NAGARAJ AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-nagaraj-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-21753) — [2006] Supp. 7 S.C.R. 336 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 36 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 50 - [R.C. POUDYAL AND ANR. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-c-poudyal-and-anr-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11729) — [1993] 1 S.C.R. 891 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 112 - [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 85 times, first at printed page 1 - [DR. M. ISMAIL F ARUQUI ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-m-ismail-f-aruqui-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12634) — [1994] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [SHEODHAN SINGH v. MOHAN LAL GAUTAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sheodhan-singh-v-mohan-lal-gautam-4879) — [1969] 3 S.C.R. 417 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [KANTARU RAJEEVARU v. INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION THR. ITS GENERAL SECRETARY AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kantaru-rajeevaru-v-indian-young-lawyers-association-thr-its-general-secretary-33666) — [2019] 17 S.C.R. 599 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 44 - [DINUBHAI BOGHABHAI SOLANKI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dinubhai-boghabhai-solanki-v-state-of-gujarat-ors-29815) — [2014] 3 S.C.R. 932 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS v. MAJOR S.P. SHARMA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-and-others-v-major-s-p-sharma-and-others-29839) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 327 · cited by 3 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 46 - [A.K. KAUL AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-k-kaul-and-anr-v-union-of-india-13160) — [1995] 3 S.C.R. 469 · cited by 3 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 7 times, first at printed page 16 - [MANJU SURANA v. SUNIL ARORA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manju-surana-v-sunil-arora-ors-32676) — [2018] 3 S.C.R. 696 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [PUNJAB STATE WAREHOUSING CORP v. BHUSHAN CHANDER & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/punjab-state-warehousing-corp-v-bhushan-chander-anr-31215) — [2016] 4 S.C.R. 537 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [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 10 times, first at printed page 6 - [STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR v. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE (RETD) RAMESH AMRITLAL MEHTA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-anr-v-hon-ble-mr-justice-retd-ramesh-amritlal-mehta-ors-28806) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 72 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [MR. JUSTICE CHANDRASHEKARAIAH (RETD.) v. JANEKERE C. KRISHNA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mr-justice-chandrashekaraiah-retd-v-janekere-c-krishna-ors-etc-28950) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 987 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 50 - [S.C.R. 589 B.P. SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-s-c-r-589-b-p-singhal-v-union-of-india-and-anr-26883) — [2010] 6 S.C.R. 589 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 40 - [EPURU SUDHAKAR AND ANR v. GOVT. OF A.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/epuru-sudhakar-and-anr-v-govt-of-a-p-and-ors-21867) — [2006] Supp. 7 S.C.R. 81 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 25 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/356/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)