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(a) Only the Supreme Court of the Union has the following original jurisdiction :

(i) in matters arising out of bilateral treaties concluded by the Union;

(ii) in other disputes, except the Constitutional problems, between the Union Government and the Region or State Governments;

(iii) in other disputes, except the Constitutional problems, among the Regions, among the States, between the Region and the State and between the Union Territory and the Region or the State;

(iv) other matters as prescribed by any law.

(b) As the Supreme Court of the Union is the highest court of the Union, it is the Court of final appeal.

(c) The judgments of the Supreme Court of the Union are final and conclusive and have no right of appeal.

(d) The Supreme Court of the Union, subject to any provision of the Constitution or any provision of other law, has the appellate jurisdiction to decide judgments passed by the High Courts of the Regions or the States. Moreover, the Supreme Court of the Union also has the appellate jurisdiction to decide judgments passed by the other Courts in accordance with the law.

(e) The Supreme Court of the Union has the revisionary jurisdiction in accordance with the law.

 

The Supreme Court of the Union has the power to issue the following writs :

(i) Writ of Habeas Corpus;

(ii) Writ of Mandamus;

(iii) Writ of Prohibition;

(iv) Writ of Quo Warranto;

(v) Writ of Certiorari.

The applications to issue writs shall be suspended in the areas where the state of emergency is declared.

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