Constitution of India · Part XIX: Miscellaneous

Article 362: Rights and privileges of Rulers of Indian States.—Omitted

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 362

• In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution v. .
  2023 INSC 105811 December 2023Disposed of
• Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
  2022 INSC 11757 November 2022Disposed of
• Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
  2021 INSC 2845 May 2021Disposed of
• Sri Marthanda Varma (D) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
  2020 INSC 45113 July 2020Disposed of
• Trijugi Narain (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others v. Sankoo (Dead) Through Legal Representatives and Others
  2019 INSC 134410 December 2019Dismissed
• Talat Fatima Hasan Through Her Constituted Attorney Sh. Syed Mehdi Husain v. Nawab Syed Murtaza Ali Khan (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 84031 July 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Lok Prahari Through Its General Secretary v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2018 INSC 4557 May 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• I. R. Coelho (Dead) by Lrs. v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2007 INSC 2811 January 2007Reference answered
• Raghunathrao Ganpatrao Etc. Etc. v. Union of India
  1993 INSC 384 February 1993Dismissed
• H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Rao Scindia Bahadur & Ors. v. Union of India
  1970 INSC 25015 December 1970Appeal(s) allowed
• Kunwar Shri Vir Rajendra Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
  1969 INSC 26530 September 1969Dismissed
• H.H. the Maharana Sahib Shri Bhagwat Singh Bahadur of Udaipur v. The State of Rajasthan and Others
  1963 INSC 2003 October 1963Dismissed
• Mohanlal Jain v. His Highness Maharajshri Sawai Man Singhji
  1961 INSC 1303 April 1961Dismissed
• Sri Sudhansu Shekhar Singh Deo v. The State of Orissa and Another
  1960 INSC 15921 September 1960Dismissed
• Jagannath Behera and Others v. Raja Harihar Singh Mardaraj Bhramarbara Roy
  1957 INSC 1136 December 1957Appeal(s) allowed
• The State of Bombay v. Virkumar Gulabchand Shah
  1952 INSC 4027 May 1952
• The State of Bihar v. Maharajadhiraja Sir Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga and Others
  1952 INSC 285 May 1952Appeal(s) allowed
• Raja Suriya Pal Singh v. The State of U. P. and Another
  1952 INSC 275 May 1952Dismissed
• Visweshwar Rao v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
  1952 INSC 262 May 1952Dismissed
• In Re the Delhi Laws Act, 1912, the Ajmer-Merwara (Extension of Laws) Act, 1947 and the Part C States (Laws) Act, 1950 v. Reference Case
  1951 INSC 3623 May 1951