# Judgments construing Article 37 of The Constitution of India

73 judgments in this corpus construe Article 37 of The Constitution of India — Application of the principles contained in this Part, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/37

Showing 1–50 of 73, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 37 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/37) — Application of the principles contained in this Part

## 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 6 times, first at printed page 124
- [[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 14 times, first at printed page 14
- [STATE OF KERALA & ANR v. N. M. THOMAS & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-kerala-anr-v-n-m-thomas-ors-6689) — [1976] 1 S.C.R. 906 · cited by 43 · names the article once, first at printed page 80
- [[1986] 2 S.C.R. 278](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cen-lkal-inland-water-iiansport-dpoiatioh-ltd-ul-etc-v-biidjo-na11i-ganguly-anl-9391) — cited by 39 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 34
- [STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR ETC v. SHRI RANGANATHA REDDY & ANR. ETC. October. 11. 1977](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-and-anr-etc-v-shri-ranganatha-reddy-anr-etc-october-11-1977-7306) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 641 · cited by 32 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 29
- [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 227
- [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 213
- [SAJJAN SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sajjan-singh-v-state-of-rajasthan-3282) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 933 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 34
- [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 881
- [[2012] 9 S.C.R. 311](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2012-9-s-c-r-311-28592) — cited by 22 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 21
- [HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS v. V. V. S. KRISHNAMURTHY AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/high-court-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-v-v-v-s-krishnamurthy-and-ors-7577) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 26 · cited by 20 · names the article once, first at printed page 18
- [SUPREME COURT EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-employees-welfare-association-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-anr-etc-etc-10499) — [1989] 3 S.C.R. 488 · cited by 17 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 25
- [s s.-c.R. 443 NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-s-c-r-443-narmada-bachao-andolan-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-27828) — [2011] 6 S.C.R. 443 · cited by 16 · names the article once, first at printed page 58
- [[1993] 1 S.C.R. 594](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/unni-krishnan-j-p-and-ors-etc-irrc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-etc-etc-11908) — cited by 16 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 58
- [SOCIETY FOR UN-AIDED P.SCHOOL OF RAJASTHAN v. U.0.1. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/society-for-un-aided-p-school-of-rajasthan-v-u-0-1-anr-28060) — [2012] 2 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 15 · names the article once, first at printed page 62
- [MANOHAR LAL SHARMA v. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manohar-lal-sharma-v-the-principal-secretary-ors-30006) — [2014] 8 S.C.R. 446 · cited by 14 · names the article once, first at printed page 69
- [GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS v. SMT. P. LAXMI DEVI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-andhra-pradesh-ors-v-smt-p-laxmi-devi-24396) — [2008] 3 S.C.R. 330 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5
- [DATTATRAYA GOVJND MAHAJAN & ORS. ETC v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dattatraya-govjnd-mahajan-ors-etc-v-state-of-maharashtra-anr-7110) — [1977] 2 S.C.R. 790 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 2
- [[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 2 times, first at printed page 38
- [[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 60
- [XMP'l'ROU.Ell AND AUDITOR. GENERAL OF INDIA, GIAN PlWCASB, NEW IJELIII & ANR v. K.S. JAGANRATHAN & ARL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/xmp-l-rou-ell-and-auditor-general-of-india-gian-plwcasb-new-ijeliii-anr-v-k-s-9385) — [1986] 2 S.C.R. 17 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 23
- [U.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ORS v. HARL SHANKER JAIN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-p-state-electricity-board-and-ors-v-harl-shanker-jain-and-ors-7584) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 355 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [ORGANO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/organo-chemical-industries-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-7818) — [1980] 1 S.C.R. 61 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4
- [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 once, first at printed page 24
- [CHARU KHURANA & OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/charu-khurana-others-v-union-of-india-others-29540) — [2014] 12 S.C.R. 259 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 20
- [SUDHIR CHANDR,A SARKAR v. rATA IRON & STEE_L CO. LTP AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sudhir-chandr-a-sarkar-v-rata-iron-stee-l-co-ltp-and-others-8596) — [1984] 3 S.C.R. 325 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 14
- [[1990] 1 S.C.R. 544](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-dharwad-distt-p-w-d-literate-daily-wages-employees-association-ors-etc-v-10649) — cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [P. SAMBAMURTHY & ORS. ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-sambamurthy-ors-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-anr-9571) — [1987] 1 S.C.R. 879 · cited by 6 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 6
- [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 194
- [N.K. BAJPAI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-k-bajpai-v-union-of-india-and-anr-28043) — [2012] 2 S.C.R. 433 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 20
- [Akhil Bharatiya Soshit Karamchari Sangh v. Union of India](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/akhil-bharatiya-soshit-karamchari-sangh-v-union-of-india-10735) — [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,N.D v. JOINT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/delhi-development-authority-n-d-v-joint-22382) — [2007] 13 S.C.R. 811 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [NIDHI KAIM AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nidhi-kaim-and-another-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-and-others-31830) — [2017] 2 S.C.R. 527 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 26
- [LANCO ANPARA POWER LIMITED v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lanco-anpara-power-limited-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-31484) — [2016] 5 S.C.R. 731 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 25
- [[1991] 1 S.C.R. 938](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1991-1-s-c-r-938-11124) — cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 32
- [[1959] 1 S.C.R. 629](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohd-han-qu-ares-hi-others-v-the-state-of-bihar-1534) — cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [ADDL.) S.C.R. 336 EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER v. O.L. OF ESSKAY PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/15-addl-s-c-r-336-employees-provident-fund-commissioner-v-o-l-of-esskay-27598) — [2011] 15 S.C.R. 336 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 27
- [REVANASIDDAPPA AND ANR v. MALLIKARJUN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/revanasiddappa-and-anr-v-mallikarjun-and-ors-27635) — [2011] 4 S.C.R. 675 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [STATE OF GUJARAT v. MJRZAPUR MOTi KURESHI KASSAB JAMA T AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-v-mjrzapur-moti-kureshi-kassab-jama-t-and-ors-20977) — [2005] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 582 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 27
- [2025 INSC 754](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2025-insc-754-38682) — cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 48
- [Property Owners Association & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/property-owners-association-ors-v-state-of-maharashtra-ors-37786) — 2024 INSC 835 · cited by 1 · names the article 20 times, first at printed page 13
- [Satya Narain Shukla & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/satya-narain-shukla-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52237) — (2024) 7 ILRA 1274 · cited by 1 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [Vishwash Kanaujia v. Dr. Ram Chandra Pathak & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vishwash-kanaujia-v-dr-ram-chandra-pathak-ors-51644) — (2024) 3 ILRA 413 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 8
- [Raju Sahu & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors. Opp. Parties](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/raju-sahu-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-opp-parties-54548) — (2024) 3 ILRA 1835 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [same controversy in Writ Petition No. 10001 (SS) of 2018 (Ambrish Kumar Saxena v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/same-controversy-in-writ-petition-no-10001-ss-of-2018-ambrish-kumar-saxena-v-48338) — (2022) 4 ILRA 395 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 12
- [State of U.P. & Anr v. Mohit Kumar & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-anr-v-mohit-kumar-ors-47440) — (2021) 9 ILRA 512 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [MADRAS BAR ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madras-bar-association-v-union-of-india-and-anr-35010) — [2021] 5 S.C.R. 791 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 45
- [S.C.R. 84 NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/12-s-c-r-84-narmada-bachao-andolan-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-27243) — [2011] 12 S.C.R. 84 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 15
- [DAULAT SINGH SURANA AND ORS v. FIRST LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/daulat-singh-surana-and-ors-v-first-land-acquisition-collector-and-ors-21767) — [2006] Supp. 8 S.C.R. 1076 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 18
- [SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH, U.T. CHANDIGARH AND ORS v. KULDEEP SINGH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/superintending-engineer-public-health-u-t-chandigarh-and-ors-v-kuldeep-singh-15238) — [1997] 1 S.C.R. 454 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 5

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