Constitution of India · Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy

Article 51: Promotion of international peace and security

Official text

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 51

• K. Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  2025 INSC 78123 May 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The Division Bench of the High Court held that appellant was not entitled to the benefit of maternity leave.

• Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay v. Srikant Upadhyay & Ors.
  [2024] 12 S.C.R. 112219 December 2024Disposed of

  The victim was subjected to grave accusations and was also disrobed and assaulted in public. The Court take this as an opportunity to refer and reaffirm the commitment to the ideals of equality and justice for all.

• 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…

• Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 79018 October 2024Disposed of

  Petitioner, an NGO raised significant concerns as regards prevelance of child marriages and failure of authorities to prevent them despite the enactment of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. Sought issuance of…

• Ashok Kumar Sharma & Ors v. Union of India
  2024 INSC 6749 September 2024Dismissed

  Whether the Court under Article 32 can issue a writ to the Union Government to cancel existing licences and halt the issuance of new licences for the export of arms and military equipments to Israel.

• Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors
  2022 INSC 108513 October 2022Matter placed before CJI.
• X v. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr
  2022 INSC 74029 September 2022Disposed of
• Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 75727 July 2022Reference answered
• Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Private Limited v. The Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.
  2021 INSC 1372 March 2021Disposed of
• Union of India and Others v. Agricas Llp and Others Etc.
  2020 INSC 50826 August 2020Disposed of
• Tata Housing Development Company Ltd v. Aalok Jagga and Others
  2019 INSC 12035 November 2019Dismissed
• Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India and Another
  2019 INSC 10075 September 2019Disposed of
• State of Gujarat and Others Etc. v. Jayeshbhai Kanjibhai Kalathiya Etc.
  2019 INSC 2971 March 2019Dismissed
• 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.), and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2017 INSC 80124 August 2017Reference answered
• Pranay Kumar Podder v. State of Tripura and Others
  2017 INSC 26423 March 2017Gujral . ,,. Directions issued.
• Union of India & Anr. v. M/S Meghmani Organics Ltd. & Ors.
  2016 INSC 9607 October 2016Directions issued
• Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore v. M/S. G. M. Exports & Others
  2015 INSC 69323 September 2015Disposed of
• National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India and Others
  2014 INSC 27515 April 2014Allowed
• Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd. and Another v. Minguel Martins and Others
  2009 INSC 3920 January 2009Dismissed
• Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 53222 August 2006Dismissed
• State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat and Ors.
  2005 INSC 52526 October 2005Dismissed
• Union of India v. Naveen Jindal and Anr.
  2004 INSC 5323 January 2004Dismissed
• The State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Kesoram Industries Ltd. and Ors.
  2004 INSC 3415 January 2004Disposed of
• John Vallamattom and Anr. v. Union of India
  2003 INSC 32221 July 2003Allowed
• Netai Bag and Ors. v. The State of West Bengal and Ors.
  2000 INSC 46227 September 2000Dismissed
• Vishaka and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
  1997 INSC 60413 August 1997Disposed of
• People'S Union for Civil Liberties {Pucl) v. Union of India and Anr.
  1996 INSC 150918 December 1996Disposed of
• Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab
  1994 INSC 11211 March 1994Disposed of
• Raghunathrao Ganpatrao Etc. Etc. v. Union of India
  1993 INSC 384 February 1993Dismissed
• Janta Dal Etc. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1992 INSC 22628 August 1992Disposed of
• The Janata Dal & Ors. Etc. v. H.S. Chowdhary & Ors. Etc.
  1991 INSC 21027 August 1991Dismissed
• Charan Lal Sahu Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.
  1989 INSC 39522 December 1989Disposed of
• State of Maharashtra Etc. Etc. v. Mrs. Kamal Sukumar Durgule and Ors. Etc.
  1984 INSC 21928 November 1984Dismissed
• Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur v. S. S. Shukla Etc. Etc.
  1976 INSC 12928 April 1976Appeal(s) allowed
• Giani Bakshish Singh v. Govt. of India & Ors
  1973 INSC 17018 September 1973Dismissed
• His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala
  1973 INSC 9124 April 1973