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. Constitutional jurisdiction
Answer» C. Original jurisdiction
Explanation: Under Article 131, disputes between different units of the Federation will be within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, has original jurisdiction in any dispute (1) between the Government of India and one or more States; or (2) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other; or (3) between two or more States.
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