Article 131 of the Constitution confers on the Supreme Court of India:
Aappellate jurisdiction in civil cases involving substantial questions of law of general importance
Boriginal jurisdiction in disputes between the Union and one or more States, or between two or more States
Ccriminal appellate jurisdiction in all sessions cases tried by Sessions Courts in India
Dadvisory jurisdiction on any question of fact or law referred by the President
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. original jurisdiction in disputes between the Union and one or more States, or between two or more States
1. Article 131 confers EXCLUSIVE original jurisdiction on the Supreme Court in disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between two or more States, where the dispute involves a question of law or fact on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends.
2. Civil appellate jurisdiction is Article 133; criminal appellate jurisdiction is Article 134; advisory jurisdiction is Article 143.
3. Hence option A is correct.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 131_
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