# Judgments construing Article 47 of The Constitution of India 132 judgments in this corpus construe Article 47 of The Constitution of India — Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/47 Showing 1–50 of 132, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 47 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/47) — Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health ## 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 187 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 44 - [MODERN DENTAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE & ORS v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/modern-dental-college-and-research-centre-ors-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-ors-31246) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 579 · cited by 31 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [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 76 - [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 100 - [STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS. ETC v. MC. DOWELL & CO. AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-etc-v-mc-dowell-co-and-ors-etc-14217) — [1996] 3 S.C.R. 721 · cited by 20 · names the article 10 times, first at printed page 3 - [[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 236 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 62 - [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 once, first at printed page 11 - [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 186 - [VELLORE CITIZENS WELFARE FORUM v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vellore-citizens-welfare-forum-v-union-of-india-and-ors-14514) — [1996] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 241 · cited by 11 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [STATE OF U.P. AND ANR v. M/S. SYNTHETICS AND CHEMICALS LTD. AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-u-p-and-anr-v-m-s-synthetics-and-chemicals-ltd-and-anr-11119) — [1991] 3 S.C.R. 64 · cited by 11 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 15 - [SYNTHETICS & CHEMICALS LTD. ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/synthetics-chemicals-ltd-etc-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-10529) — [1989] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 623 · cited by 11 · names the article 14 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 62 - [ANITA KUSHWAHA v. PUSHAP SUDAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anita-kushwaha-v-pushap-sudan-31476) — [2016] 9 S.C.R. 560 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [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 26 - [SOUTHERN PHARMACEUTICALS & CHEMICALS TRICHUR & ORS. ETC v. STATE OF KERALA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/southern-pharmaceuticals-chemicals-trichur-ors-etc-v-state-of-kerala-ors-etc-8299) — [1982] 1 S.C.R. 519 · cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [A.P. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD v. PROF. M.V. NA YUDU (RETD.) AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-p-pollution-control-board-v-prof-m-v-na-yudu-retd-and-others-16639) — [1999] 1 S.C.R. 235 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 15 - [[1981] 3 S.C.R. 92](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1981-3-s-c-r-92-8254) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 21 - [[1973] 1 S.C.R. 533](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1973-1-s-c-r-533-5688) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 11 - [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 77 - [SHARDA v. DHARMPAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharda-v-dharmpal-19084) — [2003] 3 S.C.R. 106 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 26 - [STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS v. RAM LUBHAYA BAGGA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-and-ors-v-ram-lubhaya-bagga-15966) — [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1120 · cited by 7 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [G ff NASHIRW AR ETC. ETC v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/g-ff-nashirw-ar-etc-etc-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-6363) — [1975] 2 S.C.R. 861 · cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [[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 once, first at printed page 67 - [er MIS. DHAMPUR SUGAR MILLS LTD v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/er-mis-dhampur-sugar-mills-ltd-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-22014) — [2007] 10 S.C.R. 245 · cited by 6 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [VINCENT PANIKURLANGARA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vincent-panikurlangara-v-union-of-india-ors-9489) — [1987] 2 S.C.R. 468 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 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 once, first at printed page 178 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [P. N. KAUSHAL ETC v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-n-kaushal-etc-v-union-of-india-7566) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 122 · cited by 5 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [THE STATE OF BOMBAY AND ANOTHER v. F. N. BALSARA F. N. BALSARA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-bombay-and-another-v-f-n-balsara-f-n-balsara-196) — [1951] 1 S.C.R. 682 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 25 - [DR. (MAJOR) MEETA SAHAI v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-major-meeta-sahai-v-state-of-bihar-ors-33365) — [2019] 15 S.C.R. 273 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [IMTIYAZ AHMAD v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/imtiyaz-ahmad-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-28090) — [2012] 1 S.C.R. 779 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 2 - [KERALA SAMSTHANA CHETHU THOZHILALI UNION v. STATE OF KERALA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kerala-samsthana-chethu-thozhilali-union-v-state-of-kerala-and-ors-21225) — [2006] 3 S.C.R. 420 · cited by 4 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/natural-resources-policy-v-union-of-india-and-anr-20329) — [2005] 1 S.C.R. 115 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 23 - [2023 INSC 920](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-supriyo-supriya-chakraborty-anr-v-union-of-india-37144) — cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 145 - [JACOB PULIYEL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jacob-puliyel-v-union-of-india-ors-35945) — [2022] 3 S.C.R. 471 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 49 - [TAMIL NADU MEDICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tamil-nadu-medical-officers-association-ors-v-union-of-india-others-34853) — [2020] 8 S.C.R. 583 · cited by 3 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 1 - [ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SUPER SPECIALITY ASPIRANTS AND RESIDENTS & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/association-of-medical-super-speciality-aspirants-and-residents-ors-v-union-of-33119) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 1011 · cited by 3 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 3 - [UNION OF INDIA v. MOOLCHAND KHAIRATI RAM TRUST](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-moolchand-khairati-ram-trust-33708) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 939 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 79 - [HOME, PROHIBITION & EXCISE DEPT & ORS v. K. BALU & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/home-prohibition-excise-dept-ors-v-k-balu-anr-31160) — [2016] 11 S.C.R. 244 · cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [UGAR SUGAR WORKS LTD v. fDELHI ADMINIS1RATION AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ugar-sugar-works-ltd-v-fdelhi-adminis1ration-and-ors-17866) — [2001] 2 S.C.R. 630 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 8 - [S. JAGANNATH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-jagannath-v-union-of-india-and-ors-15136) — [1996] Supp. 9 S.C.R. 848 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 84 - [[1979] 3 S.C.R. 651](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1979-3-s-c-r-651-7660) — cited by 3 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR. ETC. ETC v. TAMIL NADU MAKKAL NALA PANIYALARGAL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-government-of-tamil-nadu-and-anr-etc-etc-v-tamil-nadu-makkal-nala-36890) — [2023] 3 S.C.R. 390 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [PRAGNESH SHAH v. DR. ARUN KUMAR SHARMA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pragnesh-shah-v-dr-arun-kumar-sharma-ors-36402) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 154 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 23 - [CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/christian-medical-college-vellore-association-v-union-of-india-and-others-34561) — [2020] 5 S.C.R. 516 · cited by 2 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 5 - [STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS v. ACHAL SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-v-achal-singh-33089) — [2018] 9 S.C.R. 912 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/centre-for-public-interest-litigation-v-union-of-india-and-others-29408) — [2013] 9 S.C.R. 1103 · cited by 2 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [KARNATAKA INDL. AREA DEVP. BOARD v. SRI C. KENCHAPPA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/karnataka-indl-area-devp-board-v-sri-c-kenchappa-21407) — [2006] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 362 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 23 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/47/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)