# Judgments construing Article 40 of The Constitution of India 29 judgments in this corpus construe Article 40 of The Constitution of India — Organisation of village panchayats, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/40 Showing 1–29 of 29, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 40 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/40) — Organisation of village panchayats ## 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 once, first at printed page 104 - [STATE OF GUJARAT & ANOTHER v. RAMAN LAL KESHA V LAL SONI & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-another-v-raman-lal-kesha-v-lal-soni-others-8819) — [1983] 2 S.C.R. 287 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [A VINDER SINGH ETC v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-vinder-singh-etc-v-state-of-punjab-anr-etc-7542) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 845 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 - [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 - [S.C.R. 972 DR. K. KRISHNA MURTHY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-s-c-r-972-dr-k-krishna-murthy-ors-v-union-of-india-anr-26854) — [2010] 6 S.C.R. 972 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [M/S. B.R. ENTERPRISES ETC. ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-s-b-r-enterprises-etc-etc-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-etc-16685) — [1999] 2 S.C.R. 1111 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 25 - [RAJBALA & OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA& OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajbala-others-v-state-of-haryana-others-30311) — [2015] 12 S.C.R. 1106 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [RAJEEV SURI v. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajeev-suri-v-delhi-development-authority-ors-35377) — [2021] 15 S.C.R. 283 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 135 - [[1977] 1 S.C.R. 1072](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maharaj-singh-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-others-6892) — cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [BHANUMATI ETC. ETC v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhanumati-etc-etc-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-through-its-principal-secretary-and-26930) — [2010] 7 S.C.R. 585 · cited by 6 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 12 - [[1950] 1 S.C.R. 88](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sastri-mahajan-mukherjea-and-das-jj-section-14-of-the-v-preventive-detention-act-161) — cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 190 - [BABUBHAI MULJIBHAI PATEL v. NANDLAL KHODIDAS BAROT & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/babubhai-muljibhai-patel-v-nandlal-khodidas-barot-ors-6226) — [1975] 2 S.C.R. 71 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 46 - [USHA BHARTI v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/usha-bharti-v-state-of-u-p-ors-29820) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 1076 · cited by 4 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 45 - [[2015] 11 S.C.R. 723](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajendra-shan-kar-shukla-ors-etc-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-or-etc-30302) — cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC. ETC v. PRADHAN SANGH KSHETIRA SAMITI AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-etc-v-pradhan-sangh-kshetira-samiti-and-ors-etc-etc-12844) — [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1015 · cited by 3 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [S.C.R. 483 UNION OF INDIA ETC v. RAKESH KUMAR AND ORS., ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1-s-c-r-483-union-of-india-etc-v-rakesh-kumar-and-ors-etc-26598) — [2010] 1 S.C.R. 483 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 38 - [Anuj Kumar & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/anuj-kumar-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49821) — (2023) 3 ILRA 367 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Ajay Pal Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ajay-pal-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-47001) — (2021) 4 ILRA 267 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 9 - [SEEMA SARKAR v. EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/seema-sarkar-v-executive-officer-and-ors-34059) — [2019] 8 S.C.R. 151 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [GUJARAT v. RAMANLAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gujarat-v-ramanlal-8065) — [1981] 1 S.C.R. 144 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [Sandeep Singh Bora v. Narendra Singh Deopa & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sandeep-singh-bora-v-narendra-singh-deopa-ors-39206) — 2026 INSC 105 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [KIRAN PAL SINGH v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kiran-pal-singh-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-32953) — [2018] 4 S.C.R. 535 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, CALANGUTE v. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT-11 AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/village-panchayat-calangute-v-the-additional-director-of-panchayat-11-and-ors-28181) — [2012] 6 S.C.R. 277 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 12 - [S.C.R. 251 BIHARI LAL RADA v. ANIL JAIN (TINU) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-251-bihari-lal-rada-v-anil-jain-tinu-ors-25571) — [2009] 3 S.C.R. 251 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [others. 2. 1998 (89) R.D. page 578 Santosh Kumar and others v. U.P. Sanchalak Chakbandi, Faizabad & others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/others-2-1998-89-r-d-page-578-santosh-kumar-and-others-v-u-p-sanchalak-40642) — (2006) 1 ILRA 216 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [U.P. GRAM PANCHA Y AT ADHIKARI SANGH AND ORS v. DAY A RAM SAROJ AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-p-gram-pancha-y-at-adhikari-sangh-and-ors-v-day-a-ram-saroj-and-ors-21299) — [2006] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 581 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 3 - [Health Workers and another v. State of](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/health-workers-and-another-v-state-of-39447) — (2000) 3 ILRA 226 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [NARENDRA MADIVALAPA KHENI v. MANIKRAO PATIL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/narendra-madivalapa-kheni-v-manikrao-patil-ors-7261) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 193 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)