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Article 131 of the Indian Constitution grants the Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction over which of the following types of disputes?

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

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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