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What does jurisdiction mean?

Jurisdiction means the authority of a court to decide a case. A court can decide a case that comes up before it only if it has the "jurisdiction" to do so.
Jurisdiction is determined by different principles such as-

the nature of the case - for example, a consumer complaint is decided by a consumer forum; a family dispute is decided by a family court;
the place whether the cause of action has arisen;
the place where the person against whom you have filed the case resides or carries on business;
specific principles may be laid down under special laws like the Information Technology Act.

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