| Sr. No. | Supreme Court of India | Supreme Court of USA |
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| 1. | Only federal cases come under its original jurisdiction. | Federal cases, cases of naval forces, maritime activities, ambassadors etc., come under its original jurisdiction. |
| 2. | Advisory jurisdiction is there. | There is no advisory jurisdiction. |
| 3. | The appellate jurisdiction includes constitutional, civil and criminal cases. | The appellate jurisdiction is restricted to constitutional cases only. |
| 4. | It can grant special leave to appeal in any matter against the judgment of any court or tribunal (except a military tribunal). Thus it has wide discretionary power. | There is no such power granted to it. |
| 5. | It follows procedure established by law. | It follows due process of law. |
| 6. | It has restricted ambit of judicial review. | It has a wide ambit of judicial review. |
| 7. | Though defined in the Constitution, its jurisdiction and powers can be increased or decreased by Parliament. | Its jurisdiction and powers are restricted to that conferred by the Constitution of USA. |
| 8. | India has integrated Judiciary.
This vests Supreme Court with control and superintendence powers over state high courts | There is separate judiciary for state and federation.
So, no control and superintendence powers are available. |
