Constitution of India · Part III: Fundamental Rights · Cultural and Educational Rights

Article 31: Compulsory acquisition of property —Omitted

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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 31

• The State of Haryana v. Jai Singh and Others
  2025 INSC 112216 September 2025Dismissed

  The issue pertains to assail the correctness of the Judgment and Order passed by the Full Bench of High Court wherein the writ petition preferred by the proprietors/landowners, (Respondents herein), challenging the…

• IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus
  2025 INSC 75422 May 2025Disposed of

  Issue pertains to the status of Zudpi Jungle or Zudpi Forest in the six districts of State of Maharashtra; and whether the recommendations made by the CEC in its 2025 Report should be accepted or not.

• The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  2025 INSC 4818 April 2025Disposed of

  a. What courses of action are available to the Governor in exercise of his powers under Article 200 of the Constitution. b. Whether the Governor can reserve a Bill for the consideration of the President when it is…

• Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.
  2025 INSC 38324 March 2025Disposed of

  Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners of the ‘Patta Land’.

• Holder v. Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and
  2025 INSC 31 January 2025Disposed of

  The Lands of appellants herein were acquired and they were deprived of their property without paying any compensation for twenty-two years. For payment of compensation, the appellants pleaded to shift the date for…

• involved and in I.R. Coelho v. State of T.N. [(1999) 7
  2024 INSC 8355 November 2024Reference answered

  (1) Whether Article 31C (as upheld in Kesavananda Bharati case) survives in the Constitution after amendment to the provision by the forty-second amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court in Minerva Mills case; and…

• Dharnidhar Mishra (D) and Another v. State of Bihar and Others
  2024 INSC 41513 May 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  A land owned by the appellant was acquired and he did not receive any compensation for the same. Before the Division Bench of the High Court, the appellant was informed that value of land was Rs. 4,68,099/-. The…

• Mrugendra Indravadan Mehta and Others v. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
  2024 INSC 40110 May 2024Dismissed

  Trial Court decreed the suit filed by appellants-plaintiffs by accepting the alternative prayer that they should be allotted an extent of 974 sq. mts. in any Town Planning Scheme in the western zone of Ahmedabad, but…

• K.P. Khemka & Anr. v. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure
  2024 INSC 3968 May 2024

  By the impugned judgment, the High Court dismissed the writ petitions and rejected the contention of the appellants herein that if a debt is time-barred under the Limitation Act, 1963, the same cannot be recovered by…

• Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
  2023 INSC 51711 May 2023Reference answered
• R Sundaram v. The Tamil Nadu State Level
  2023 INSC 24917 March 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Association of Vasanth Apartments’ Owners v. V. Gopinath & Ors
  2023 INSC 12313 February 2023Disposed of
• Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2023 INSC 43 January 2023Reference answered
• Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India
  2023 INSC 22 January 2023
• Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
  2022 INSC 11757 November 2022Disposed of
• Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors
  2022 INSC 108513 October 2022Matter placed before CJI.
• Har Naraini Devi & Anr v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 98820 September 2022Dismissed
• Union of India & Anr. v. M/S. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd.
  2022 INSC 85323 August 2022Disposed of
• The State of Karnataka & Anr v. B. R. Muralidhar & Ors.
  2022 INSC 76128 July 2022Disposed of
• Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors. v. Mr. Deepak Aggarwal & Ors.
  2022 INSC 76728 July 2022Disposed of
• Union of India & Ors v. M/S. Willowood Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
  2022 INSC 43019 April 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of Haryana Through Secretary to Government of Haryana v. Jai Singh & Ors.
  2022 INSC 4007 April 2022Disposed of
• State of Andhra Pradesh (Now State of Telangana) v. A. P. State Wakf Board & Ors.
  2022 INSC 1557 February 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. v. The Registrar,Cooperative Societies and Others
  2022 INSC 3411 January 2022Dismissed
• National Confederation of Officers Association of Central Public Sector Enterprises and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2021 INSC 75818 November 2021Partly allowed
• Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah and Another
  2021 INSC 34020 July 2021Disposed of
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Anr.
  2021 INSC 33214 July 2021Disposed of
• B. K. Ravichandra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2020 INSC 65324 November 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2020 INSC 62029 October 2020Directions issued
• M/S Bangalore Club v. The Commissioner of Wealth Tax & Anr.
  2020 INSC 5368 September 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
  2020 INSC 45113 July 2020Disposed of
• West U.P. Sugar Mills Association & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2020 INSC 34622 April 2020Reference answered
• D.B. Basnett (D) Thr. Lrs. v. The Collector & Anr. East District, Gangtok, Sikkim & Anr.
  2020 INSC 2392 March 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr. Hira Lal v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2020 INSC 20418 February 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited v. R. Chandramouleeswaran and Others
  2020 INSC 9228 January 2020Dismissed
• Vidya Devi v. The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.
  2020 INSC 238 January 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajendra Diwan v. Pradeep Kumar Ranibala & Anr.
  2019 INSC 135310 December 2019Referred question answered.
• The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Sabal Singh (Dead) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 114114 October 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India & Anr. v. Balwant Singh & Ors.
  2019 INSC 9963 September 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Moons Technologies Ltd. (Formerly Known As Financial Technologies India Ltd.) & Ors. v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 59730 April 2019Disposed of
• Indian Young Lawyers Assn. v. State of Kerala 561 Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors.V. the State of Kerala & Ors.
  2017 INSC 104028 September 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
  2018 INSC 88026 September 2018Disposed of
• Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam v. Raj Kumar Rajinder Singh (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors.
  2018 INSC 85824 September 2018Leave Granted & Allowed
• M/S. Innoventive Industrles Ltd. v. Icici Bank & Anr.
  2017 INSC 83731 August 2017Dismissed
• Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2017 INSC 80124 August 2017Reference answered
• Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others
  2017 INSC 78522 August 2017Gujral . Matters disposed of
• Ravindra Ramchandra Waghmare v. Indore Municipal Corporation & Ors.
  2016 INSC 107529 November 2016Dismissed
• Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors
  2016 INSC 101911 November 2016Directions issued
• State of H.P. & Ors. v. Rajesh Chander Sood Etc. Etc.
  2016 INSC 92628 September 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2016 INSC 63931 August 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Nabam Rebia, and Bamang Felix v. Deputy Speaker and Others
  2016 INSC 52613 July 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and Another v. Union of India
  2015 INSC 28516 October 2015
• Dm Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences v. Union of India and Another
  2015 INSC 51523 July 2015Dismissed
• N.K. Rajendra Mohan v. Thirvamadi Rubber Co. Ltd. & Ors.
  2015 INSC 4712 July 2015Dismissed
• Rajasthan Housing Board v. New Pink City Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd. & Anr.
  2015 INSC 3751 May 2015Disposed of
• T.M. Sampath & Ors. v. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources & Ors.
  2015 INSC 5120 January 2015Dismissed
• Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 87417 December 2014Directions issued
• Chandana Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2014 INSC 62311 December 2014Matter referred to larger bench
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India and Another
  2014 INSC 68525 September 2014Disposed of
• Mohd. Arif @Ashfaq v. He Registrar, Supreme Court of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 5902 September 2014Disposed of
• Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Ahmedabad Green Belt Khedut Mandal & Ors.
  2014 INSC 3829 May 2014Disposed of
• Dr. Suhas H. Pophale v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Its Estate Officer
  2014 INSC 9211 February 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Jharkhand & Ors. v. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava & Anr.
  2013 INSC 53614 August 2013Dismissed
• Threesiamma Jacob & Ors. v. Geologist, Dpti. of Mining & Geology & Ors.
  2013 INSC 4478 July 2013Disposed of
• Rajendra Nagar Adarsh Grah Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
  2013 INSC 3841 July 2013Dismissed
• Jayesh Dhanesh Goragandhi v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors.
  2012 INSC 5664 December 2012Dismissed
• Tukaram Kana Joshi & Ors. Thr. Power of Attorney Holder v. M.I.D.C. & Ors.
  2012 INSC 5032 November 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Narsinghpur v. M/S. Shiv Shakti Khansari Udyog and Others
  2012 INSC 36430 August 2012Dismissed
• Dropti Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 2592 July 2012Dismissed
• Society for Un-Aided P.School of Rajasthan v. U.O.I. & Anr.
  2012 INSC 16912 April 2012Disposed of
• M/S. Delhi Airtech Services Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2011 INSC 59018 August 2011Matter referred to larger bench
• K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka
  2011 INSC 5549 August 2011Dismissed
• Rajiv Sarin & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors.
  2011 INSC 5539 August 2011
• Sri Indra Das v. State of Assam
  2011 INSC 11410 February 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Offshore Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Bangalore Development Authority & Ors .
  2011 INSC 5418 January 2011Reference answered
• Reference Under Article 317 (1) No.2 of 2008 in Re: Mehar Singh Saini, Chairman, Hpsc and Ors. v. --
  2010 INSC 77312 November 2010Reference answered
• Glanrock Estate (P) Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2010 INSC 5899 September 2010Dismissed
• K.K. Poonacha v. State of Karnataka and Others
  2010 INSC 5747 September 2010Dismissed
• B.P. Singhal v. Union of India and Anr.
  2010 INSC 2867 May 2010Disposed of
• Bondu Ramaswamy v. Bangalore Development Authority & Ors.
  2010 INSC 2715 May 2010Disposed of
• Oswal Fats and Oils Limited v. Additional Commissioner (Adminisiration), Bareilly Division, Bareilly and Others
  2010 INSC 1921 April 2010Dismissed
• State of Kerala and Another v. Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, Kerala State Unit and Others
  2009 INSC 93521 July 2009Partly allowed
• A. Manjula Bhashini & Others v. The Managing Director, Ap. Womens Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd. and Another,
  2009 INSC 8656 July 2009Disposed of
• Maharani Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2009 INSC 83015 May 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Shri Najmuddin & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2008 INSC 148518 December 2008Dismissed
• Sooraram Pratap Reddy & Ors. v. District Collector, Ranga Reddy Distt. & Ors.
  2008 INSC 10175 September 2008Dismissed
• I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2007 INSC 2811 January 2007Reference answered
• U. Raghavendra Acharya and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
  2006 INSC 33112 May 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• G.M., O.N.G.C. Ltd v. Sendhabhai Vastram Patel and Ors.
  2005 INSC 3458 August 2005Dismissed
• Chain Singh v. Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Anr.
  2004 INSC 55828 September 2004Disposed of
• R. Vishwanatha Pillai v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2004 INSC 237 January 2004No. 90/04 allowed.
• Dharam Dutt and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 66724 November 2003Dismissed
• Laxminarayan R. Bhattad and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
  2003 INSC 2184 April 2003Dismissed
• State of U.P. and Anr. v. Chandrapal Singh and Anr.
  2003 INSC 17012 March 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Shri Krishna Gyanoday Sugar Ltd. and Anr. v. State of Bihar
  2003 INSC 10018 February 2003Disposed of
• T.M.A. Pal Foundation and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
  2002 INSC 45431 October 2002Answered the Questions/Transfer Petitions allowed.
• Kaiser-I-Hind Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. National Textile Corporation (Maharashtra North) Ltd. and Ors.
  2002 INSC 40625 September 2002Dismissed
• Pradeep Kumar Biswas and Ors. v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and Ors.
  2002 INSC 20216 April 2002Dismissed
• Director of Settlements A.P. and Ors. v. M.R. Apparao and Anr.
  2002 INSC 15720 March 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• In Re: Arundhati Roy - Contemnor v. -
  2002 INSC 1236 March 2002Disposed of