Consider the following statements: 1. Article 131 provides exclusive original jurisdiction to High Courts in federal disputes. 2. The Supreme Court can adjudicate disputes between States under Article 131. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Only 2
Statement 1: Incorrect. Article 131 vests exclusive original jurisdiction in the Supreme Court, not High Courts, for federal disputes — that is, disputes between (i) the Government of India and one or more States, (ii) the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other, or (iii) two or more States.
Statement 2: Correct. The Supreme Court can adjudicate disputes between States under Article 131. This is precisely the kind of dispute the article was designed to cover.
Hence only statement 2 is correct.
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