Constitution of India · Part IX: The Panchayats
Article 243A: Gram Sabha
A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
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 243A
- State of Bihar & Ors. v. The Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle Committee, Munger & Ors.
- Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
- Smt. Bharati Reddy v. The State of Karnataka and Ors.
- Mgr Industries Association and Anr. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- Manoj Narula v. Union of India
- Usha Bharti v. State of U.P. & Ors.
- Sharanjit Kaur & Anr. v. State of Punjab
- Tassadiq Hussain v. Mohd. Rashid Qureshi and Ors.
- Bhanumati Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh Through Its Principal Secretary and Others
- Saij Gram Panchayat v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
- Anugrah Narain Singh and Anr. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
- State of U.P. and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Pradhan Sangh Kshetira Samiti and Ors. Etc. Etc.