The correct answer is It can hear ordinary dispute of commercial nature between the Government of India and the states. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • There are three structures of jurisdiction for the Supreme Court: Original, Appeal and Advisory. • A court has original jurisdiction if it is the first court to hear a case. • The SC has original jurisdiction in cases requiring foreign dignitaries, one or more states, or cases requiring other public ministers. • The word original jurisdiction mentions to the question of which court has the authority to hear a legal case for the first time. The Supreme Court has original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. • Its exclusive original jurisdiction extends to any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States or between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more States on the other or between two or more States, if and insofar as the dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends. • In addition, Article 32 of the Constitution gives an extensive original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. • It is empowered to issue directions, orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari to enforce them. • The Supreme Court has been conferred with power to direct transfer of any civil or criminal case from one High Court to another High Court or from a Court subordinate to another High Court. Related Concepts: • In the case of the Supreme Court in India, its original jurisdiction is covered under Article 131. • Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can hear any dispute between the Government of India and one or more states. • Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can hear any dispute between the Government of India and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other. • Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can hear any dispute between two or more states.