# Judgments construing Article 38 of The Constitution of India 222 judgments in this corpus construe Article 38 of The Constitution of India — State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/38 Showing 1–50 of 222, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 38 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/38) — State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people ## 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 5 times, first at printed page 598 - [D.S. NAKARA & OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/d-s-nakara-others-v-union-of-india-8810) — [1983] 2 S.C.R. 165 · cited by 69 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [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 118 - [[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 9 times, first at printed page 5 - [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 141 - [RESERVE BANK OF INDIA v. PEERLESS GENERAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO. LTD. 'i ORS. AND VICE VERSA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/reserve-bank-of-india-v-peerless-general-finance-investment-co-ltd-i-ors-and-9460) — [1987] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 40 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 11 - [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 - [[2008] 4 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2008-4-s-c-r-1-ashoka-kumar-thakur-v-union-of-india-ors-24781) — cited by 29 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 18 - [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 22 times, first at printed page 5 - [S.C.R. 797 SHAYARA BANO v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/9-s-c-r-797-shayara-bano-v-union-of-india-and-others-32515) — [2017] 9 S.C.R. 797 · cited by 28 · names the article once, first at printed page 74 - [UANGALORE WATER-SUPPLY & SEWERAGE BOARD, ETC v. R. RAJAPPA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/uangalore-water-supply-sewerage-board-etc-v-r-rajappa-others-7324) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 207 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [MADAN MOHAN PATHAK v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madan-mohan-pathak-v-union-of-india-ors-etc-7326) — [1978] 3 S.C.R. 334 · cited by 25 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 99 - [[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 once, first at printed page 184 - [OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/others-v-union-of-india-and-others-28232) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 147 · cited by 21 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [[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 once, first at printed page 64 - [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 64 - [[1992] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 454](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indra-sa-vhney-and-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11850) — cited by 14 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 70 - [SECRETARY ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/secretary-on-behalf-of-the-association-v-union-of-india-and-ors-8199) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 185 · cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 63 - [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 489](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/thakur-raghubir-singh-v-state-of-a-mer-1562) — cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [VIJAY MADANLAL CHOUDHARY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vijay-madanlal-choudhary-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-36300) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 382 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 109 - [THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND ' . BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ORS v. CRICKET ASSOCIATION OF BENGAL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-secretary-ministry-of-information-and-broadcasting-government-of-india-and-12816) — [1995] 1 S.C.R. 1036 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 117 - [[1980] 2 S.C.R. 146](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gujarat-steel-tubes-ltd-v-gujarat-steel-tubes-mazdoor-sabha-n-wember-19-1979-7881) — cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [PATHUMMA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pathumma-and-others-v-state-of-kerala-and-others-7391) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 537 · cited by 13 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 278 - [RANill SINGH AND OTHERS v. STATE 01' PUNJAB AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ranill-singh-and-others-v-state-01-punjab-and-others-3263) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 82 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 37 - [FATEHCHAND HIMMATLAL & OTHERS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fatehchand-himmatlal-others-v-state-of-maharashtra-etc-7112) — [1977] 2 S.C.R. 828 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [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 5 times, first at printed page 51 - [TINSUKHIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. LTD v. STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tinsukhia-electric-supply-co-ltd-v-state-of-assam-and-ors-10291) — [1989] 2 S.C.R. 544 · cited by 11 · names the article once, first at printed page 10 - [NATIONAL TEXTILE WORKERS' UNION ETC v. P.R. RAMKRISHNAN AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/national-textile-workers-union-etc-v-p-r-ramkrishnan-and-others-8804) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 922 · cited by 11 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [MS. EERA THROUGH DR. MANJULA KRIPPENDORF v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ms-eera-through-dr-manjula-krippendorf-v-state-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-anr-32136) — [2017] 7 S.C.R. 924 · cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 74 - [[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 4 times, first at printed page 38 - [[1993] 1 S.C.R. 480](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raghunathrao-ganpatrao-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-11896) — cited by 10 · names the article once, first at printed page 44 - [rf ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA AND ANR v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rf-ashok-kumar-gupta-and-anr-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-15506) — [1997] 3 S.C.R. 269 · cited by 9 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 19 - [DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. D.T.C. MAZDOORCONGRESS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/delhi-transport-corporation-v-d-t-c-mazdoorcongress-10970) — [1990] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 142 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 101 - [MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, RATLAM v. SHRI VARDHICHAND & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/municipal-council-ratlam-v-shri-vardhichand-ors-8192) — [1981] 1 S.C.R. 97 · cited by 9 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [S.C.R. 639 VIKAS SANKHALA & ORS. ETC v. VIKAS KUMAR AGARWAL & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/7-s-c-r-639-vikas-sankhala-ors-etc-v-vikas-kumar-agarwal-ors-etc-31638) — [2016] 7 S.C.R. 639 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ETC v. RAFIQ MASIH (WHITE WASHER) ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-and-others-etc-v-rafiq-masih-white-washer-etc-29551) — [2014] 13 S.C.R. 1343 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [MAFATLAL INDUSTRIES LTD. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mafatlal-industries-ltd-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-etc-etc-14700) — [1996] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 585 · cited by 8 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 85 - [SUSHILABEN INDRAVADAN GANDHI & ANR v. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sushilaben-indravadan-gandhi-anr-v-the-new-india-assurance-company-limited-ors-34869) — [2020] 9 S.C.R. 32 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [PRAVASI BHALAI SANGATHAN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pravasi-bhalai-sangathan-v-union-of-india-ors-29917) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 446 · cited by 7 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 - [INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indian-medical-association-v-union-of-india-ors-27831) — [2011] 6 S.C.R. 599 · cited by 7 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 17 - [A CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-consumer-education-and-research-centre-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-12878) — [1995] 1 S.C.R. 626 · cited by 7 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2022] 7 S.C.R. 686](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2022-7-s-c-r-686-36339) — cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 67 - [RAJIVE RATURI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajive-raturi-v-union-of-india-and-ors-31760) — [2017] 12 S.C.R. 827 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [THE BANGALORE TURF CLUB LTD v. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES STATE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-bangalore-turf-club-ltd-v-regional-director-employees-state-29918) — [2014] 8 S.C.R. 1021 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 27 - [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 42 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/38/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)