Original jurisdiction refers to

a. the supreme court’s authority to hear a case for the first time.
b. the supreme court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court.
c. lower court’s authority to hear a case from the executive branch.
d. a lower court’s authority to hear a case from the legislative branch.

Original jurisdiction refers to : A. the Supreme Court’s authority to hear a case for the first time.

Original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, It has the exclusive right to hear all cases that deal with disputes between states, or between states and the union government. It also has original jurisdiction over cases brought to the court by ordinary people regarding issues to the importance of society at large. In common law legal systems, original jurisdiction refers to the right of the Supreme court to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.

In the United States, courts having original jurisdiction are referred to as trial courts. In certain types of cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction concurrently with lower courts. Whereas in India, the Supreme Court has original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has special advisory jurisdiction in matters which may specifically referred by the President of India under Article 143 of the Indian Constitution.

Grade:  9

Subject:  history

Chapter:  Original jurisdiction

Keywords:  Original jurisdiction

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is that an answer to your question?

1.d 2.a c.!