Article 262: Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys

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1. 1. 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
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2. 2. Consider the following statements: 1. Where a State incurs extra costs in carrying out a direction under Article 257(2) or (3), the sum payable by the Government of India is, in default of agreement, determined by an arbitrator appointed by the Chief Justice of India. 2. Parliament may by law provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of a dispute relating to the waters of an inter-State river. 3. Final judgments or orders of civil courts in any part of India are capable of execution anywhere within the territory of India according to law. 4. An Inter-State Council under Article 263 can be established only by a law made by Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?

   A.1, 2, 3 and 4B.2, 3 and 4 onlyC.1 and 2 onlyD.1, 2 and 3 only
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