Question

The Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction regarding a dispute between _________________________.

• A. the Government of India and state or States
• B. the Government of India and one State on one side and one or more States on the other side
• C. two States
• D. a citizen and a State.

Answer 1

The correct option is D a citizen and a State.

Supreme Court being the apex court in India has certain matters in which it has original jurisdiction. This means no other court in the country can decide in the following matters:

1) Dispute between Centre and one or more States;

2) Dispute between Centre and any State or States on one side and one or more states on the other; or

3) Dispute between two or more states.

Whereas, if we talk about dispute between between citizen and State, in such a matter the Supreme Court has writ jurisdiction to decide the matter.