Public interest litigation in India
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Public interest litigation in India
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The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is public interest litigation (PIL) or social action litigation (SAL). It refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and demonstrates the availability of justice to socially-disadvantaged parties and was introduced by Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer. It is a relaxation on the traditional rule of locus standi. Before 1980s the judiciary and the Supreme Court of India entertained litiga
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Litigation undertaken for the general good
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_interest_litigation_in_India
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2024-04-14T20:50:34Z
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