Can the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction extend beyond disputes between the Government of India and States?
No, the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction does not extend beyond disputes between the Government of India and States. According to Article 131: "Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, have original jurisdiction in any dispute— (a) between the Government of India and one or more States; or (b) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other; or (c) between two or more States, if and in so far as the dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends."