Constitution of India · Part III: Fundamental Rights · Saving of Certain Laws
Article 31B: Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in article 31A, none of the Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule nor any of the provisions thereof shall be deemed to be void, or ever to have become void, on the ground that such Act, Regulation or provision is inconsistent with, or takes away or abridges any of the rights conferred by, any provisions of this Part, and notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court or Tribunal to the contrary, each of the said Acts and Regulations shall, subject to the power of any competent Legislature to repeal or amend it, continue in force.]
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 31B
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The State of Tamil Nadu v. The Governor of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
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…
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involved and in I.R. Coelho v. State of T.N. [(1999) 7
(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…
- In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v. .
- Coal India Limited v. Competition Commission
- Association of Vasanth Apartments’ Owners v. V. Gopinath & Ors
- Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
- Har Naraini Devi & Anr v. Union of India & Ors.
- Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- Prabha Tyagi v. Kamlesh Devi
- Pattali Makkal Katchi v. A. Mayilerumperumal & Ors.
- Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah and Another
- Union of India v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
- Moons Technologies Ltd. (Formerly Known As Financial Technologies India Ltd.) & Ors. v. Union of India
- Ravindra Ramchandra Waghmare v. Indore Municipal Corporation & Ors.
- Uco Bank and Anr. v. Dipak Debbarma & Ors.
- Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association and Another v. Union of India
- Dropti Devi & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka
- Indian Medical Association v. Union of India & Ors.
- Glanrock Estate (P) Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- M/S. Seema Silk & Sarees & Anr. v. Directorate of Enforcement & Ors.
- Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India & Ors
- I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Standard Chartered Bank and Ors. v. Directorate of Enforcement and Ors.
- State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Basant Nahata