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To which of the following the original jurisdiction of the supreme court does not extend?

1. Inter-state water disputes.

2. Matters referred to the Finance Commission.

3. A dispute arising out of any pre-Constitution treaty, agreement, covenant,engagement, Sanad or other similar instrument.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

All the above

2&3 only

1&3 only

1&2 only

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Explanation:

As a federal court, the Supreme Court decides the disputes between different units of the Indian Federation. More elaborately, any dispute between:

the Centre and one or more states; or
the Centre and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other;
or between two or more states.

In the above federal disputes, the Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction.
Exclusive means, no other court can decide such disputes and original means, the power to hear such disputes in the first instance, not by way of appeal.
Further, this jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not extend to the following:

A dispute arising out of any pre-Constitution treaty, agreement, covenant,
engagement, Sanad or other similar instrument.
A dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, etc., which specifically provides that the said jurisdiction does not extend to such a dispute.
Inter-state water disputes.
Matters referred to the Finance Commission.
Adjustment of certain expenses and pensions between the Centre and the states.
Ordinary dispute of Commercial nature between the Centre and the states.
Recovery of damages by a state against the Centre.