GK Question

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Under Article 262, Parliament can by law provide for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers, and such law can exclude jurisdiction of ______.

  1. Parliament
  2. President
  3. Supreme Court
  4. High Courts

Answer: Supreme Court

Article 262(2): Parliament may by law exclude jurisdiction of Supreme Court or any other court over inter-State water disputes. Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 establishes tribunals whose awards have same force as Supreme Court orders. Recent amendment (2019) makes tribunal awards final and binding.

Topic Federal Relations - Inter-State Water Disputes
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