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 ______.
- Parliament
- President
- Supreme Court
- 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.