# Judgments construing Article 51A of The Constitution of India

89 judgments in this corpus construe Article 51A of The Constitution of India — Fundamental duties, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/51A

Showing 1–50 of 89, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 51A of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/51A) — Fundamental duties

## The judgments

- [SP. GUPTA & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sp-gupta-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-ors-etc-etc-8920) — [1982] 2 S.C.R. 365 · cited by 37 · names the article once, first at printed page 986
- [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 140
- [[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 5 times, first at printed page 229
- [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 243
- [M SIDDIQ (D) THR LRS v. MAHANT SURESH DAS & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-siddiq-d-thr-lrs-v-mahant-suresh-das-ors-33694) — [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 154
- [FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF INDIA (FOGSI) v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/federation-of-obstetrics-and-gynecological-societies-of-india-fogsi-v-union-of-33981) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 22 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 5
- [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 5 times, first at printed page 20
- [HANUMAN LAXMAN AROSKAR v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hanuman-laxman-aroskar-v-union-of-india-33771) — [2019] 5 S.C.R. 916 · cited by 10 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION & ORS v. THE STATE OF KERALA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indian-young-lawyers-association-ors-v-the-state-of-kerala-ors-33081) — [2018] 9 S.C.R. 561 · cited by 10 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 83
- [[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 6 times, first at printed page 38
- [[2014] 11 S.C.R. 712](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pramati-educational-cultural-trust-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-29463) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 37
- [UNION OF INDIA v. NA VEEN JINDAL AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-na-veen-jindal-and-anr-19637) — [2004] 1 S.C.R. 1038 · cited by 8 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 24
- [[1997] 2 S.C.R. 1086](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1997-2-s-c-r-1086-15259) — cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 28
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 78
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 21
- [ANOTHER v. MINGUEL MARTINS AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/another-v-minguel-martins-and-others-25555) — [2009] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 68
- [Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bilkis-yakub-rasool-v-union-of-india-others-37486) — 2024 INSC 24 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 55
- [STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR v. INDIAN HOTEL & RESTAURANTS ASSN. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharashtra-anr-v-indian-hotel-restaurants-assn-ors-29244) — [2013] 7 S.C.R. 654 · cited by 6 · names the article once, first at printed page 43
- [TECHI TAGI TARA v. RAJENDRA SINGH BHANDARI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/techi-tagi-tara-v-rajendra-singh-bhandari-ors-31775) — [2017] 12 S.C.R. 956 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT LAW, WWF-1 v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/centre-for-environment-law-wwf-1-v-union-of-india-others-29316) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 757 · cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 31
- [KANTARU RAJEEVARU v. INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION THR. ITS GENERAL SECRETARY AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kantaru-rajeevaru-v-indian-young-lawyers-association-thr-its-general-secretary-33666) — [2019] 17 S.C.R. 599 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 13
- [S.C.R. 819 DEEPAK KUMAR ETC v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/4-s-c-r-819-deepak-kumar-etc-v-state-of-haryana-and-ors-etc-28425) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 819 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 21
- [SUPREME COURT ADVOCATES-ON-RECORD ASSOCIATION AND ANR. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-advocates-on-record-association-and-anr-etc-v-union-of-india-12215) — [1993] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 659 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 259
- [HINDUSTAN ZINC LTD v. RAJASTHAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hindustan-zinc-ltd-v-rajasthan-electricity-regulatory-commission-30839) — [2015] 7 S.C.R. 1104 · cited by 3 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 2
- [T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-n-godavarman-thirumulpad-v-union-of-india-others-28277) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 460 · cited by 3 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [[2005] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 552](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-n-godav-arman-thirumulpad-v-union-of-noia-and-ors-20905) — cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 9
- [C. MASILAMANI MUDALIAR AND ORS v. THE IDOL OF SRI SWAMINATHASWAMI SWAMINATHASWAMI THIRUKOIL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-masilamani-mudaliar-and-ors-v-the-idol-of-sri-swaminathaswami-swaminathaswami-13627) — [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1068 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 11
- [SH. JILUBHAI NANBHAI KHACHAR ETC ETC v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sh-jilubhai-nanbhai-khachar-etc-etc-v-state-of-gujarat-and-anr-etc-etc-12383) — [1994] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 807 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 36
- [The State of Telangana & Ors v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim (Died) Per LRs](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-telangana-ors-v-mohd-abdul-qasim-died-per-lrs-37709) — 2024 INSC 310 · cited by 2 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 4
- [M K Ranjitsinh & Ors v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-k-ranjitsinh-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-37736) — 2024 INSC 280 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [[2014] 6 S.C.R. 646](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/animal-welfare-board-of-india-v-a-nagaraja-ors-30079) — cited by 2 · names the article 23 times, first at printed page 2
- [SANSAR CHAND v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sansar-chand-v-state-of-rajasthan-26397) — [2010] 12 S.C.R. 583 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [AVINASH MEHROTRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/avinash-mehrotra-v-union-of-india-ors-25770) — [2009] 5 S.C.R. 913 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [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 once, first at printed page 35
- [SAMATHA v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/samatha-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-16127) — [1997] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 305 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 124
- [RURAL LITIGATION AND ENTITLEMENT KENDRA & ORS. E'fC v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rural-litigation-and-entitlement-kendra-ors-e-fc-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-9435) — [1987] 1 S.C.R. 641 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 4
- [M/S Ramesh Dyeing And Washing, Ghaziabad v. State Of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/m-s-ramesh-dyeing-and-washing-ghaziabad-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53762) — (2025) 8 ILRA 795 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 6
- [Jai Bhagwan v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jai-bhagwan-v-state-of-u-p-ors-51280) — (2024) 12 ILRA 577 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [Anshuman Singh Rathore v. U.O.I. Ors. Opp. Parties](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/anshuman-singh-rathore-v-u-o-i-ors-opp-parties-51575) — (2024) 3 ILRA 1872 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [ANNA MATHEWS AND OTHERS v. SUPREME COURT OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anna-mathews-and-others-v-supreme-court-of-india-and-others-36744) — [2023] 1 S.C.R. 463 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [AISHAT SHIFA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/aishat-shifa-v-the-state-of-karnataka-ors-36430) — [2022] 5 S.C.R. 426 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 112
- [P. DHARAMARAJ v. SHANMUGAM & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-dharamaraj-v-shanmugam-ors-36521) — [2022] 9 S.C.R. 972 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 19
- [NARINDER SINGH & ORS v. DIVESH BHUTANI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/narinder-singh-ors-v-divesh-bhutani-ors-35500) — [2022] 15 S.C.R. 1066 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 16
- [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 32
- [Jitendra Singh v. U.O.I. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jitendra-singh-v-u-o-i-ors-47341) — (2021) 9 ILRA 1017 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 1
- [Badri Narain Sharma & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/badri-narain-sharma-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-47340) — (2021) 9 ILRA 1011 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 7
- [SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN & ORS v. SPEAKER MADHYA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shivraj-singh-chouhan-ors-v-speaker-madhya-pradesh-legislative-assembly-ors-34880) — [2020] 9 S.C.R. 787 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 19
- [Masroor Ahmad & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/masroor-ahmad-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45606) — (2020) 2 ILRA 500 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 3
- [Ram Bhajan Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ram-bhajan-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45616) — (2020) 12 ILRA 459 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 2

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