Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? 1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States 2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State

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Q: 35 (IAS/2012)
Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States
2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State
3. A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory Select given below:

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Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'original jurisdiction': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'court': [11, 1, 18, 32], 'union territory': [4, 0, 0, 1], 'dispute': [5, 0, 0, 7], 'legislature': [3, 0, 1, 3], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'supreme': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'more states': [1, 1, 1, 9], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1]}

The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court refers to cases that can be directly initiated in the Supreme Court, bypassing lower courts.

Option 1 is inclusive under the original jurisdiction because under Article 131 of the Indian Constitution, Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over any dispute arising between Government of India (centre) and one or more states.

Option 2 is incorrect in the scope of original jurisdiction, as disputes regarding the elections to either House of the Parliament or that of the Legislature of a State are not directly initiated in the Supreme Court but need to be escalated through hierarchical judicial system.

Option 3 is also inclusive under the original jurisdiction according to Article 131, which extends to disputes between the Government of India and Union Territories.

Option 4 is invalid as it mentions `4` which doesn`t exist in the question`s options.

So, the correct answer is indeed `1 and 3`, where both are fully covered under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

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