Article 131: Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Questions on this article

6 questions in 16 of our papers cite Article 131. Try these from the free papers:

1. 1. Article 131 of the Constitution deals with which jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

   A.Advisory jurisdictionB.Appellate jurisdiction in civil mattersC.Original jurisdiction in disputes between the Union and StatesD.Writ jurisdiction
   Show answer

2. 2. Parliament has enacted a law under Article 262 providing that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of disputes over the use, distribution or control of the waters of inter-State rivers. State A then files an original suit against State B in the Supreme Court under Article 131, seeking a declaration of its share in the waters of an inter-State river. The suit is:

   A.not maintainable unless the President first refers the dispute to the Inter-State Council under Article 263B.not maintainable, because Article 262(2) permits such exclusion notwithstanding anything in the ConstitutionC.maintainable, because Article 131 gives the Supreme Court exclusive original jurisdiction in disputes between StatesD.maintainable, because the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can be curtailed only by a constitutional amendment
   Show answer

3. 3. Under the proviso to Article 131, the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not extend to a dispute arising out of:

   A.a dispute between the Government of India and any State on one side and one or more other States on the otherB.a pre-Constitution treaty, agreement, sanad or similar instrument that continues in operationC.a dispute between two or more States involving the extent of a legal rightD.a question of fact on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends
   Show answer