Inter-State Border Dispute
Constitutional and Legal Provisions
- Under Article 131 (c), the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court extends to any dispute between two or more states involving legal rights (exclusively).
- Article 263 provides for Inter-State Council. Under Article 263 (a), it is competent enough to inquire and advice upon disputes between states.
- Zonal Councils set up under the States Re-organisation Act, 1956 and North Eastern Council under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971.
Major Inter-State Border Disputes
- Haryana-Himachal Pradesh over Parwanoo region near Panchkula
- Maharashtra-Karnataka over Belgaum district with a large Marathi-speaking population. It was part of Bombay presidency before coming under ....
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