Article 131 of the Indian Constitution grants the Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction over which of the following types of disputes?
Disputes between the Centre and one or more States, or between States
Article 131 of the Constitution confers original jurisdiction on the Supreme Court — meaning the Supreme Court hears the matter directly (not on appeal) — in disputes:
(a) between the Government of India and one or more States; or
(b) between the Government of India and any State on one side and one or more other States on the other; or
(c) between two or more States.
The dispute must involve a question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends. This jurisdiction is exclusive to the Supreme Court — no other court can entertain such inter-governmental disputes.
Hence the correct answer is option C.
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