Chapter VI
Judiciary
Formation of Courts
293.
Courts of the Union are formed as follows :
(a)
Supreme Court of the Union, High Courts of the Region, High Courts of
the State, Courts of the Self-Administered Division, Courts of the SelfAdministered Zone, District Courts, Township Courts and the other Courts
constituted by law;
(b)
Courts-Martial;
(c)
Constitutional Tribunal of the Union.
Supreme Court of the Union
Constitution of the Supreme Court of the Union
294.
In the Union, there shall be a Supreme Court of the Union. Without affecting the
powers of the Constitutional Tribunal and the Courts-Martial, the Superme Court of the
Union is the highest Court of the Union.
Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the Union
295.
(a)
Only the Supreme Court of the Union has the following original jurisdiction :
(i)
in matters arising out of bilateral treaties concluded by the Union;
(ii)
in other disputes, except the Constitutional problems, between the Union
Government and the Region or State Governments;