# Judgments construing Article 359 of The Constitution of India

61 judgments in this corpus construe Article 359 of The Constitution of India — Suspension of the enforcement of the rights conferred by Part III during emergencies, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/359

Showing 1–50 of 61, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 359 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/359) — Suspension of the enforcement of the rights conferred by Part III during emergencies

## 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 7 times, first at printed page 38
- [JUSTICE K S PUTIASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-putiaswamy-retd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-31636) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 569 · cited by 59 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 160
- [I. C. GOLAK NA TH & ORS v. STA TE OF PUNJAB & ANRS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-c-golak-na-th-ors-v-sta-te-of-punjab-anrs-4180) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 762 · cited by 57 · names the article once, first at printed page 29
- [[1966] 1 S.C.R. 709](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1966-1-s-c-r-709-3594) — cited by 54 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 6 times, first at printed page 9
- [[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 2 times, first at printed page 39
- [COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/common-cause-a-regd-society-v-union-of-india-another-33231) — [2018] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 44 · names the article once, first at printed page 212
- [H. H. MAHARAJADIDRAJA MADHAV RAO JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA BAHADUR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-h-maharajadidraja-madhav-rao-jiwaji-rao-scindia-bahadur-ors-v-union-of-india-5468) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 42 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 138
- [[1963] 1 S.C.R. 778](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/77s-supreme-court-reports-1963-smt-ujjam-bai-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2636) — cited by 34 · names the article once, first at printed page 46
- [KART AR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND K.IRP A SHANKAR RAJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kart-ar-singh-v-state-of-punjab-and-k-irp-a-shankar-raj-12595) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 375 · cited by 33 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 93
- [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 72
- [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 once, first at printed page 116
- [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 123
- [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 222
- [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 706](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lr-coelho-dead-by-lrs-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-22862) — cited by 22 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 10
- [[2014] 11 S.C.R. 1009](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2014-11-c-r-1009-mohd-arif-ashfaq-v-the-registrar-supreme-court-of-india-ors-29383) — cited by 20 · names the article once, first at printed page 17
- [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 once, first at printed page 81
- [RADHAKRISHNA AGARWAL & ORS v. STAIB OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/radhakrishna-agarwal-ors-v-staib-of-bihar-ors-7207) — [1977] 3 S.C.R. 249 · cited by 17 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3
- [SATENDER KUMAR ANTIL v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satender-kumar-antil-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-anr-35558) — [2022] 10 S.C.R. 351 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 18
- [MD. JAMILUDIN NASIR v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-jamiludin-nasir-v-state-of-west-bengal-29725) — [2014] 14 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 48
- [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 150 times, first at printed page 1
- [SMT. SELVI & ORS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-selvi-ors-v-state-of-karnataka-27034) — [2010] 5 S.C.R. 381 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 108
- [S.C.R. 358 NIKESH TARACHAND SHAH v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-s-c-r-358-nikesh-tarachand-shah-v-union-of-india-anr-31533) — [2017] 12 S.C.R. 358 · cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 34
- [[1966] 1 S.C.R. 702](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tate-of-mahar-siitra-v-prabhakar-pandurang-sangzgiri-and-another-3590) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [Makhan Singh v. State of Puniab](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/makhan-singh-v-state-of-puniab-3187) — [1964] 4 S.C.R. 797 · cited by 9 · names the article 49 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 23
- [AtM1.n Chwuiltury v. Chitf Commissioner](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/atm1-n-chwuiltury-v-chitf-commissioner-2906) — [1964] 3 S.C.R. 442 · cited by 7 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 8
- [[1994] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/atiorney-general-for-india-etc-etc-v-amrratlal-prajivandas-and-ors-etc-etc-may-12388) — cited by 6 · names the article 11 times, first at printed page 2
- [GHULAM SARWAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ghulam-sarwar-v-union-of-india-ors-3938) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 271 · cited by 6 · names the article 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [TOFAN SINGH v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tofan-singh-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-34539) — [2020] 12 S.C.R. 583 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [LALLUBHAI JOGIBHAI PATEL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lallubhai-jogibhai-patel-v-union-of-india-ors-8096) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 352 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [MADHYAMAM BROADCASTING LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madhyamam-broadcasting-limited-v-union-of-india-ors-36337) — 2023 INSC 324 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 64
- [KAUSHAL KISHOR v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kaushal-kishor-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-37825) — [2023] 8 S.C.R. 581 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 193
- [RAHEJA UNVIERSAL LIMITED v. NRC LIMITED & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raheja-unviersal-limited-v-nrc-limited-ors-28270) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 388 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 58
- [JAICHAND LALL SETHIA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jaichand-lall-sethia-v-state-of-west-bengal-ors-3876) — [1966] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 464 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4
- [M. HIDAYATULLAH, R. S. BACHAWAT AND v. RAMASWAMI, JJ.J](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-hidayatullah-r-s-bachawat-and-v-ramaswami-jj-j-3573) — [1966] 2 S.C.R. 406 · cited by 4 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4
- [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 once, first at printed page 39
- [STATE OF PUNJAB v. DALBIR SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-v-dalbir-singh-28417) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 608 · cited by 3 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 9
- [UNION OF INDIA ETC v. BHANUDAS KRISHNA GAWDE AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-etc-v-bhanudas-krishna-gawde-and-ors-etc-7100) — [1977] 2 S.C.R. 719 · cited by 3 · names the article 21 times, first at printed page 14
- [49.8 DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF HYDERABAD & ORS v. MIS. IBRAHIM & CO. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/49-8-district-collector-of-hyderabad-ors-v-mis-ibrahim-co-etc-5054) — [1970] 3 S.C.R. 498 · cited by 3 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4
- [BIREN DUITA AND OTHERS v. CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF TR.IPURA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/biren-duita-and-others-v-chief-commissioner-of-tr-ipura-and-another-3264) — [1964] 8 S.C.R. 295 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [INDIAN HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (AHAR) & ANR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indian-hotel-and-restaurant-association-ahar-anr-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-ors-33407) — [2019] 1 S.C.R. 371 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 44
- [[1985] 2 S.C.R. 129](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1985-2-s-c-r-129-8797) — cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 13
- [OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA v. SMT. V.LAKSHMIKUTTY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/official-liquidator-of-high-court-of-karnataka-v-smt-v-lakshmikutty-8094) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 349 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 10
- [MOHD. Y AQUB, ETC v. THE STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohd-y-aqub-etc-v-the-state-of-jammu-kashmir-4311) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 227 · cited by 2 · names the article 32 times, first at printed page 1
- [DURGADAS SHIRALI v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTIIERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/durgadas-shirali-v-union-of-india-and-otiiers-3715) — [1966] 2 S.C.R. 573 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [Asha v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/asha-v-state-of-u-p-52632) — (2025) 10 ILRA 13 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 20
- [Vikash Kanjad v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vikash-kanjad-v-state-of-u-p-52693) — (2025) 10 ILRA 49 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 21
- [Nandan Singh Bisht v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nandan-singh-bisht-v-state-of-u-p-51000) — (2024) 11 ILRA 215 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 11
- [v. BANI KANT DAS AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-bani-kant-das-and-ors-26512) — [2010] 15 S.C.R. 957 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 29

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