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Judiciary

Question
CBSEENPO11021494

Describe the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Solution

Original Jursidiction of the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction in any of the following disputes:

(a) between the Union and one or more states, or

(b) between the Union of India and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other, or

(c) between two or more states.

The original jursidiction means a jurisdiction relating to a case which can be initiated, at first instance, in the Supreme Court itself.