# Judgments construing Article 53 of The Constitution of India 42 judgments in this corpus construe Article 53 of The Constitution of India — Executive power of the Union, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/53 Showing 1–42 of 42, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 53 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/53) — Executive power of the Union ## 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 2 times, first at printed page 231 - [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 16 - [SHAMSHER SINGH v. PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shamsher-singh-v-punjab-6262) — [1975] 1 S.C.R. 814 · cited by 51 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 13 - [H. H. MAHARAJADIDRAJA MADHAV RAO JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA BAHADUR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/h-h-maharajadidraja-madhav-rao-jiwaji-rao-scindia-bahadur-ors-v-union-of-india-5468) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 42 · names the article 8 times, first at printed page 5 - [GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/government-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-another-33680) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 78 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 181 - [[2015] 14 S.C.R. 613](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-v-sri-haran-murugan-ors-30616) — cited by 30 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 23 - [[1964] 5 S.C.R. 683](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1964-5-s-c-r-683-3044) — cited by 29 · names the article once, first at printed page 89 - [ANOOP BARANWAL v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anoop-baranwal-v-union-of-india-37849) — 2023 INSC 190 · cited by 24 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 35 - [MANOJ NARULA v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-narula-v-union-of-india-30235) — [2014] 9 S.C.R. 965 · cited by 23 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 61 - [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 once, first at printed page 53 - [GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/govt-of-nct-of-delhi-v-union-of-india-33581) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 16 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 59 - [[1991] 3 S.C.R. 189](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1991-3-s-c-r-189-11211) — cited by 14 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [[1960] 3 S.C.R. 250](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pramatha-nath-mul1herjee-v-state-of-west-bengal-dos-gupta-marth-z4-1582) — cited by 14 · names the article once, first at printed page 24 - [COMMON CAUSE, A REGISTERED SOCIETY v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/common-cause-a-registered-society-v-union-of-india-ors-17175) — [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1279 · cited by 13 · names the article once, first at printed page 27 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 20 - [JAYANTILAL AMRIT LAL SHODHAN v. F.N. RANA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayantilal-amrit-lal-shodhan-v-f-n-rana-and-others-2978) — [1964] 5 S.C.R. 294 · cited by 12 · names the article once, first at printed page 16 - [R.K.JAIN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-k-jain-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11841) — [1993] 3 S.C.R. 802 · cited by 11 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 35 - [[1955] 2 S.C.R. 1331](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/l-nd-jld-k-1-v-tlw-h011-61-tln-caitl-jrati-of-h1g-court-1484) — cited by 9 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [UNION OF INDIA ETC v. MAJJI JANGAMAYYA ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-etc-v-majji-jangamayya-etc-7036) — [1977] 2 S.C.R. 28 · cited by 8 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [The appeal is allowed with costs here and in the v. High Court](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-appeal-is-allowed-with-costs-here-and-in-the-v-high-court-2052) — [1961] 2 S.C.R. 828 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 27 - [SARDARI LAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sardari-lal-v-union-of-india-ors-5161) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 7 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [[1969] 3 S.C.R. 254](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maganbhal-hwarbhaipatel-v-union-olf-india-and-anr-4868) — cited by 7 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [[1985] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 382](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1985-supp-3-s-c-r-382-9133) — cited by 5 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 19 - [U.N.R.RAO v. SMT. INDIRA GANDW](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/u-n-r-rao-v-smt-indira-gandw-5267) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 46 · cited by 5 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [[1967] 1 S.C.R. 400](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/meghkaj-v-delimitation-comm-mitter-3836) — cited by 5 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 36 - [[1984] 1 S.C.R. 939](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1984-1-s-c-r-939-8526) — cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [KATYANI DAYAL AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/katyani-dayal-and-ors-v-union-of-india-and-ors-8018) — [1980] 3 S.C.R. 139 · cited by 4 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [DR. JAISHRI LAXMANRAO PATIL v. THE CHIEF MINISTER & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-jaishri-laxmanrao-patil-v-the-chief-minister-ors-35390) — [2021] 15 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 272 - [M.T. KHAN AND ORS v. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-t-khan-and-ors-v-government-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-19660) — [2004] 1 S.C.R. 117 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 5 - [[1951] 1 S.C.R. 747](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1951-1-s-c-r-747-204) — cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 196 - [Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Transport Aircraft Division Chakeri, Kanpur Nagar v. State of UP & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/hindustan-aeronautics-ltd-transport-aircraft-division-chakeri-kanpur-nagar-v-46005) — (2021) 1 ILRA 300 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [[2013] 11 S.C.R. 991](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1-l-s-c-r-991-t-s-r-subramanian-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-28710) — cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 33 - [THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS v. SUBHASH SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-bihar-and-ors-v-subhash-singh-15322) — [1997] 1 S.C.R. 850 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [MOHAN KUMAR SINGHANIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohan-kumar-singhania-and-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-etc-etc-11258) — [1991] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 46 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 32 - [NKGSB COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED v. SUBIR CHAKRAVARTY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nkgsb-cooperative-bank-limited-v-subir-chakravarty-ors-36033) — [2022] 1 S.C.R. 1177 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 17 - [SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA v. PERRY KANSAGRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smriti-madan-kansagra-v-perry-kansagra-34718) — [2021] 10 S.C.R. 742 · names the article 7 times, first at printed page 16 - [RAJENDRA NAGAR ADARSH GRAH NIRMAN SAHKARI SAMITI LTD v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajendra-nagar-adarsh-grah-nirman-sahkari-samiti-ltd-v-state-of-rajasthan-ors-29352) — [2013] 7 S.C.R. 192 · names the article once, first at printed page 38 - [Asok Pande and another v. Union of India and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/asok-pande-and-another-v-union-of-india-and-others-41968) — (2011) 2 ILRA 685 · names the article once, first at printed page 3 - [ADDL.) S.C.R. 800 UNIVERSITY OF KERALA v. COUNCIL, PRINCIPALS', COLLEGES, KERALA & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/15-addl-s-c-r-800-university-of-kerala-v-council-principals-colleges-kerala-25236) — [2009] 15 S.C.R. 800 · names the article once, first at printed page 13 ## Elsewhere - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)