# Judgments construing Article 85 of The Constitution of India

18 judgments in this corpus construe Article 85 of The Constitution of India — Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution/85

Showing 1–18 of 18, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The article itself

- [Article 85 of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/constitution/85) — Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution

## The judgments

- [I. C. GOLAK NA TH & ORS v. STA TE OF PUNJAB & ANRS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-c-golak-na-th-ors-v-sta-te-of-punjab-anrs-4180) — [1967] 2 S.C.R. 762 · cited by 57 · names the article once, first at printed page 38
- [KALPANA MEHTA AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kalpana-mehta-and-others-v-union-of-india-and-others-32901) — [2018] 4 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 53 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 194
- [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 7 times, first at printed page 9
- [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 once, first at printed page 117
- [[2016] 6 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f2016-6-s-c-r-1-nabam-rebia-and-bamang-felix-v-deputy-speaker-and-others-31510) — cited by 27 · names the article 9 times, first at printed page 23
- [[2007] 1 S.C.R. 317](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-1-s-c-r-317-22825) — cited by 15 · names the article 5 times, first at printed page 34
- [RAMOAS ATHAWALE v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramoas-athawale-v-union-of-india-and-ors-26649) — [2010] 3 S.C.R. 1059 · cited by 7 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 4
- [T. VENKATA REDDY ETC. ETC v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/09-t-venkata-reddy-etc-etc-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-8970) — [1985] 3 S.C.R. 509 · cited by 6 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [M. HIDAYATULLAH, R. S. BACHAWAT AND v. RAMASWAMI, JJ.J](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-hidayatullah-r-s-bachawat-and-v-ramaswami-jj-j-3573) — [1966] 2 S.C.R. 406 · cited by 4 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 8
- [CASE DETAILS STATE OF PUNJAB v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-state-of-punjab-v-principal-secretary-to-the-governor-of-punjab-37077) — 2023 INSC 1017 · cited by 2 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 18
- [The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Anurudh & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-v-anurudh-anr-39128) — 2026 INSC 47 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 24
- [All India Football Federation v. Rahul Mehra & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/all-india-football-federation-v-rahul-mehra-ors-38643) — 2025 INSC 1131 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 54
- [Sita Soren v. Union of India](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sita-soren-v-union-of-india-37608) — 2024 INSC 161 · cited by 1 · names the article 6 times, first at printed page 13
- [Smt. Poonam Rani v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-poonam-rani-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48830) — (2022) 7 ILRA 703 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 5
- [JUSTICE (RETD.) MARKANDEY KATJU v. THE LOK SABHA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-retd-markandey-katju-v-the-lok-sabha-anr-31176) — [2016] 11 S.C.R. 621 · cited by 1 · names the article 2 times, first at printed page 20
- [KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH AND ANR v. STA TE OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/krishna-kumar-singh-and-anr-v-sta-te-of-bihar-16269) — [1998] 3 S.C.R. 206 · cited by 1 · names the article once, first at printed page 33
- [Rambalak v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rambalak-v-state-of-u-p-39405) — 2026 INSC 511 · names the article once, first at printed page 10
- [[2002] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 366](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2002-supp-3-s-c-r-366-18774) — names the article 22 times, first at printed page 4

## Elsewhere

- [Every article of The Constitution of India](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/constitution)
