Can courts have jurisdiction over disputes related to any right accruing under or any liability or obligation arising out of any provisions of the Constitution relating to certain treaties, agreements, etc., entered into before its commencement by Rulers of Indian States and to which the Government of the Dominion of India was a party?
No, courts do not have jurisdiction over disputes related to any right accruing under or any liability or obligation arising out of any provisions of the Constitution relating to certain treaties, agreements, etc., entered into before its commencement by Rulers of Indian States and to which the Government of the Dominion of India was a party. This is because Article 363(1) specifically states that "Neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall have jurisdiction in any dispute arising out of any provision of a treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, sanad or other similar instrument which was entered into or executed before the commencement of this Constitution by any Ruler of an Indian State and to which the Government of the Dominion of India or any of its predecessor Governments was a party and which has or has been continued in operation after such commencement, or in any dispute in respect of any right accruing under or any liability or obligation arising out of any of the provisions of this Constitution relating to any such treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, sanad or other similar instrument."