A Supreme Court decision may generally apply to whom?

Correct answer: The whole country

Answer: A, the whole country. The Supreme Court is India’s highest court, and the law declared by it is binding on all courts within India under the Constitution. Thus, its interpretation of law generally has nationwide authority, although the exact remedy or facts of a particular order may be limited to that case. A is correct in the general civics sense. B is too narrow because Supreme Court rulings are not ordinarily restricted to one state. C and D are even narrower and do not describe the authority of the country’s highest court. The distinction is important: a case’s immediate relief may concern particular parties, but the legal principle declared by the Supreme Court guides courts across India. Memory cue: Supreme Court authority is national, not merely local.