Q: The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
a) advisory jurisdiction
b) appellate jurisdiction.
c) original jurisdiction
d) writ jurisdiction
The correct answer is Original Jurisdiction.
Original Jurisdiction of a court
- It refers to a matter for which the particular court is approached first or it means the power to hear and determine a dispute in the first instance.
- It is covered under Article 131 of the Indian constitution.
- The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the centre and the states falls under its original jurisdiction. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- It is under Article 131 of the Indian Constitution.
- It includes the following cases-
- the Centre and one or more states. Hence option 3 i.e. Orignal jurisdiction is correct.
- the Centre and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other.
- Any dispute between two or more States.
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