Constitution of India · Part XV: Elections

Article 329: Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters

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 329

• Kishorchandra Chhanganlal Rathod v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 57923 July 2024Partly allowed

  Whether exercise of statutory powers under the Delimitation Act, 2002 are insusceptible to powers of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

• Kuldeep Kumar v. U.T. Chandigarh and Others
  2024 INSC 12920 February 2024Directions issued

  Result of the election to the post of Mayor at the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation declared by the Presiding Officer in favour of the eighth respondent, if was contrary to law in view of the alleged electoral…

• Areas v. UOI [Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Cji]
  2023 INSC 108623 November 2023Disposed of

  Matter pertains to the scope of the Court’s power to issue directions for the grant of proportional representation for the Limboo-Tamang Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of…

• Union Territory of Ladakh v. Jammu and Kashmir
  2023 INSC 8046 September 2023Dismissed

  High Court whether justified in dismissing the appeal filed by appellants and upholding the interim order of Single Judge directing them to notify the symbol allotted to Respondent no.1 (R1) and allow the candidates set…

• Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India
  2023 INSC 1902 March 2023Partly allowed
• Haji Abdul Gani Khan & Anr. v. Union of India &
  2023 INSC 12413 February 2023Dismissed
• M/S Godrej Sara Lee Ltd. v. The Excise and Taxation
  2023 INSC 921 February 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Goa & Anr. v. Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh & Anr.
  2021 INSC 17912 March 2021Disposed of
• Benedict Denis Kinny v. Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.
  2020 INSC 32019 March 2020Dismissed
• Laxmibai v. The Collector, Nanded & Ors.
  2020 INSC 19714 February 2020Disposed of
• Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. The Hon’Ble Speaker Manipur Legislative Assembly & Ors.
  2020 INSC 6521 January 2020Disposed of
• Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 123613 November 2019Disposed of
• Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
  2019 INSC 19414 February 2019Disposed of
• Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
  2018 INSC 88026 September 2018Disposed of
• Sitaram v. Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors.
  2018 INSC 2126 March 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Lok Prahari, Through Its General Secretary S. N. Shukla v. Union of India & Others Writ Petition (C) No. 784 of 2015 February 16, 2018
  2018 INSC 16416 February 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Bussa Overseas & Properties (P) Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.
  2016 INSC 116422 January 2016Dismissed
• Election Commission of India v. Bajrang Bahadur Singh & Ors.
  2015 INSC 3059 April 2015Dismissed
• Ashok Shankarrao Chavan v. Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar & Ors.
  2014 INSC 9705 May 2014Dismissed
• Ajay Maken v. Adesh Kumar Gupta & Anr.
  2012 INSC 57711 December 2012Disposed of
• Purno Agitok Sangma v. Pranab Mukherjee
  2012 INSC 57311 December 2012Dismissed
• J & K National Panthers Party v. The Union of India and Others
  2010 INSC 7649 November 2010Dismissed
• Laxmi Kant Bajpai v. Hazi Yaqoob & Ors.
  2009 INSC 131015 December 2009Dismissed
• Association of Resident of Mhow (Rom) & Anr. v. The Delimitation Commission of India & Ors.
  2009 INSC 44231 March 2009Dismissed
• I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2007 INSC 2811 January 2007Reference answered
• Youaraj Rai v. Chander Bahadur Karki
  2006 INSC 101915 December 2006Dismissed
• Avtar Singh Hit v. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Ors
  2006 INSC 70718 October 2006Dismissed
• Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 53222 August 2006Dismissed
• Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr.
  2006 INSC 4224 January 2006Disposed of
• Raj Kumar Yadav v. Samir Kumar Mahaseth and Ors
  2005 INSC 13011 March 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• P.S. Sathappan (Dead) by Lrs v. Andhra Bank Ltd. and Ors.
  2004 INSC 5837 October 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Manda Jaganath v. K.S. Rathnam and Ors.
  2004 INSC 27316 April 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• People'S Union for Civil Liberties (Pucl) and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.
  2003 INSC 17613 March 2003Disposed of
• Jamal Uddin Ahmad v. Abu Saleh Najmuddin and Anr.
  2003 INSC 13228 February 2003Dismissed
• Harishankar Jain v. Sonia Gandhi
  2001 INSC 43812 September 2001Dismissed
• Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sadho v. Jagdish
  2001 INSC 95 January 2001Dismissed
• Election Commission of India Through Secretary v. Ashok Kumar and Ors.
  2000 INSC 42330 August 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Thampanoor Ravi v. Charupara Ravi and Ors.
  1999 INSC 40215 September 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• K. Venkatachalam v. A. Swamickan and Anr.
  1999 INSC 20326 April 1999Dismissed
• V.S. Achuthanandhan v. P.J. Francis and Anr.
  1999 INSC 12322 March 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• P.V. Narasimha Rao Etc. Etc. v. State (Cbl/Spe) Etc. Etc.
  1998 INSC 18517 April 1998Disposed of
• T.Deen Dayal v. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh
  1997 INSC 64710 September 1997Dismissed
• Anugrah Narain Singh and Anr. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
  1996 INSC 102710 September 1996Partly allowed
• Boddula Krishnaiah and Anr. v. State Election Commissioner, A.P. and Ors.
  1996 INSC 41420 March 1996Appeal(s) allowed
• S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
  1994 INSC 11111 March 1994
• R.C. Poudyal and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1993 INSC 5110 February 1993Dismissed
• F.A. Sapa Etc. Etc. v. Singora and Ors. Etc.
  1991 INSC 13810 May 1991Partly allowed