# Judgments construing Article 73 of The Constitution of India 117 judgments in this corpus construe Article 73 of The Constitution of India — Extent of executive power of the Union, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/73 Showing 1–50 of 117, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The article itself - [Article 73 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/73) — Extent of 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 305 - [RAI SAHIB RAM JAWAYA KAPUR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rai-sahib-ram-jawaya-kapur-and-others-v-the-state-of-punjab-1489) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 225 · cited by 54 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1975] 3 S.C.R. 619](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1975-3-s-c-r-619-6459) — cited by 46 · names the article once, first at printed page 19 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 49 - [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 28 times, first at printed page 22 - [[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 once, first at printed page 48 - [[1964] 1 S.C.R. 371](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lakshmi-jvarain-v-first-atldit-nal-distlict-jutlt-allahabad-2913) — cited by 35 · names the article once, first at printed page 29 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 265 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-union-of-india-another-7346) — [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 31 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 46 - [M. P. POWER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED, JABALPUR v. M/S. SKY POWER SOUTHEAST SOLAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-p-power-management-company-limited-jabalpur-v-m-s-sky-power-southeast-solar-36403) — [2022] 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article once, first at printed page 22 - [[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 58 times, first at printed page 3 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-ors-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-etc-etc-7262) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [2023 INSC 1058](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2023-insc-1058-37166) — cited by 27 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 48 - [SAJJAN SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sajjan-singh-v-state-of-rajasthan-3282) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 933 · cited by 27 · names the article once, first at printed page 6 - [KIHOTO HOLLOHAN v. ZACHILLHU AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kihoto-hollohan-v-zachillhu-and-others-11356) — [1992] 1 S.C.R. 686 · cited by 19 · names the article once, first at printed page 109 - [STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR v. THAKUR BHARAT SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-v-thakur-bharat-singh-3991) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 454 · cited by 17 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [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 10 times, first at printed page 45 - [DR. ASHWANI KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-ashwani-kumar-v-union-of-india-and-another-33178) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 15 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [MANOHAR LAL SHARMA v. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manohar-lal-sharma-v-the-principal-secretary-ors-30006) — [2014] 8 S.C.R. 446 · cited by 14 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 30 - [[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 4 times, 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 2 times, 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 once, first at printed page 270 - [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 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 once, first at printed page 28 - [BISHAMBHAR DAYAL CHANDR OTHERS ETC E A MOHAN AND . TC v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-bishambhar-dayal-chandr-others-etc-e-a-mohan-and-tc-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-8263) — [1982] 1 S.C.R. 1137 · cited by 11 · names the article once, first at printed page 20 - [CASE DETAILS DIVYA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-divya-v-union-of-india-ors-36863) — 2023 INSC 900 · cited by 8 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [MIS. ZEE TELE FILMS LTD. AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-zee-tele-films-ltd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-20475) — [2005] 1 S.C.R. 913 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 88 - [VISHAKA AND ORS v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vishaka-and-ors-v-state-of-rajasthan-and-ors-15767) — [1997] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 404 · cited by 8 · names the article once, first at printed page 7 - [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 - [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 95 - [[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 2 times, first at printed page 24 - [C. K. DAPBTARY & ORS v. O. P. GUPTA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-k-dapbtary-ors-v-o-p-gupta-ors-5420) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 76 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 22 - [BHIM SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhim-singh-v-union-of-india-and-ors-26825) — [2010] 6 S.C.R. 218 · cited by 5 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 19 - [[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 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [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 once, first at printed page 43 - [RAJAN v. THE HOME SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajan-v-the-home-secretary-home-department-of-tamil-nadu-and-ors-33803) — [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1035 · cited by 4 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [N.D.M.C. & ORS v. MIS TANVI TRADING & CREDIT PVT. LTD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-d-m-c-ors-v-mis-tanvi-trading-credit-pvt-ltd-ors-23754) — [2008] 12 S.C.R. 867 · cited by 4 · names the article 12 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 - [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 once, first at printed page 24 - [SWARAN LATA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swaran-lata-v-union-of-india-ors-7716) — [1979] 2 S.C.R. 953 · cited by 4 · names the article 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 27 - [GULF GOANS HOTELS CO. LTD. & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gulf-goans-hotels-co-ltd-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-29503) — [2014] 10 S.C.R. 536 · cited by 3 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 8 - [M/S BAJAJ HINDUSTAN LTD v. SIR SHADI LAL ENTERPRISES LTD. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-s-bajaj-hindustan-ltd-v-sir-shadi-lal-enterprises-ltd-anr-26735) — [2010] 15 S.C.R. 156 · cited by 3 · names the article 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [RELIANCE NATURAL RESOURCES LTD v. RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/reliance-natural-resources-ltd-v-reliance-industries-ltd-27063) — [2010] 5 S.C.R. 704 · cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 35 - [UNION OF INDIA AND ANR v. AZADI BACHAO ANDOLAN AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-and-anr-v-azadi-bachao-andolan-and-anr-19509) — [2003] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 222 · cited by 3 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [PALURU RAMKRISHNAIAH & ORS. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/paluru-ramkrishnaiah-ors-etc-v-union-of-india-anr-10498) — [1989] 2 S.C.R. 92 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 12 - [THE UNION OF INDIA v. RAM KANWAR AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-union-of-india-v-ram-kanwar-and-others-2448) — [1962] 3 S.C.R. 313 · cited by 3 · names the article once, first at printed page 14 - [[2021] 8 S.C.R. 320](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-haryana-ors-v-raj-kumar-bittu-35116) — cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 18 - [S. SUBRAMANIAM BALAJI -r v. THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-subramaniam-balaji-r-v-the-government-of-tamil-nadu-ors-28987) — [2013] 13 S.C.R. 668 · cited by 2 · names the article once, first at printed page 76 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/73/2) - [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)