Which statement about the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of India under the Government of India Act,…
Section 204 of the Government of India Act, 1935 gave the Federal Court original jurisdiction over specified federal disputes. Section 205 gave it appellate jurisdiction in…
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Which statement about the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of India under the Government of India Act, 1935 is correct?
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Correct answer C
Section 204 of the Government of India Act, 1935 gave the Federal Court original jurisdiction over specified federal disputes. Section 205 gave it appellate jurisdiction in qualifying cases from High Courts in British India.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 204 also gave the Federal Court original jurisdiction over specified federal disputes.
Option B
Section 205 also gave the Federal Court appellate jurisdiction in qualifying cases.
Option C
Sections 204 and 205 gave the Federal Court original and appellate jurisdiction, respectively.
Option D
Appellate jurisdiction applied to qualifying cases. The Act did not make every case appealable to the Federal Court.
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