Jurisdiction

Introduction

“Jurisdiction” is mainly a “legal term” for the “government authority” for enacting the proper justice to people of the respective countries across the world. There is the “international dimension” of the term Jurisdiction as it provides the different kinds of agreements that have the need to be agreed upon by the nation. As an example, a particular court in India has the control over the different decisions that are legal in nature which are made for the “certain territories”. 

The concept regarding Jurisdiction 

Jurisdiction is principally the power of the specific court for adjudicating the different cases as well as issuing various orders. The territory of the jurisdiction is mainly within the court or the agency of the government that can properly exercise the power. In the law, for criminals, the jurisdiction has the power to inflict the appropriate punishment. In the time when there is a “civil unrest” position then there is the instant threat to the safety of the public that requires action from the “government of India”. In case the particular court is not having the “jurisdiction” for a case then the court can not have the “legal authority” for passing any judgement on that case.      

Meaning of jurisdiction

In simpler words, the term “jurisdiction” is meaning the authority, power and right to apply and interpret the specific law for the matter which is falling under the jurisdiction of the particular court. This also has the meaning is the specific authority of the “sovereign power” to legislate or govern a specific country of the world. The word is mainly generated from the Latin word “Juris” which means law and “dictio”  means “declaration”. It mainly draws its matter from the “international law”, “constitutional law” and “conflict of laws”. This is the competency of different “executive and legislative branches” of the government for the allocation of the best services to the different requirements of society.  

Principles of jurisdiction in India

There are various principles of jurisdiction under the “international law” for the establishment of the proper ability of the state to exercise the “criminal jurisdiction” for any particular person of the country. The administration in India has five different principles such as “protective principle”, “Universality principle”, “Nationality principle”, “Territorial principle” and “Passive personality principle”. The principle which is territorial in nature is the least controversial and also straightforward in India rather than the other four principles. The “nationality or the active personality principle” is mainly based on the matter of nationality of a particular person in the different states of India.   

Jurisdiction of High Court

T The “High Courts” are the specific courts assigned with the “writ jurisdiction” to enforce the “fundamental rights”. There is also the inclusion of the other different purpose under “the constitution of India” and this is falling under the “Article 226”. The “High Courts” of India have wider jurisdiction than the “Supreme Court” with respect to fundamental rights. “Article 227” has stated that the “High courts” mainly have the “supervisory authority” over the courts of the different sessions and the district. “High Courts” of India have controlled and superintended the entire “subordinate courts”.           

Jurisdiction in India

The “Supreme Court” in India mainly has three different kinds of “jurisdiction” such as advisory, appellate and original jurisdiction. The different types of the jurisdiction are mainly provided by the Articles “131, 133, 136 and 143” of the “Indian Constitution”. This is basically the extension of the “court of law” by which the courts can exercise their special authority over appeals, cases, suits and several other proceedings. The proper jurisdiction in the different “civil courts” has been limited to certain significant cases. The “High Courts” in India have stood in the highest position of the “judicial administration” of any particular Indian state. In this country, both the “High courts” as well as “Supreme Court” have followed the “appellate jurisdiction”.     

Conclusion

It has been concluded that the word “Jurisdiction” is especially a “legal term” that emphasises the authority of the “Indian Government”. There are several significant principles of the “jurisdiction” which is mainly under the “international law”. The nature of the “territorial principle” is mostly straightforward in the country of India. The different “High courts” in India have power related to the “writ jurisdiction”. The jurisdiction which is in the different kinds of “civil courts” is mainly limited to the specific cases of the people.