This Article is written by Piyush Kumar Das of Delhi Metropolitan Education, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT Advocates have long been central figures in the fight for justice, particularly when it comes to defending the rights of the marginalised. These communities, including Dalits, Adivasis, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and economically Read more
This Article is Written by Piyush Kumar Das of Delhi Metropolitan Education affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has evolved into a cornerstone of constitutional justice in India, empowering courts to address structural injustices that often escape traditional legal Read more
The Karnataka High Court asked the State government to respond to a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of retired judicial officer CG Hungund as a judicial member of the Karnataka Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Special Court. The court issued notice to the respondents and the registrar of the Special Read more
This article is written by Divyanshi Gupta of 2nd Semester of Lloyd School of Law, Greater Noida Abstract In India, Public Interest Litigation has emerged as a thriving tool of environmental protection. In environmental litigation, the persons who are influenced may be anonymous or a dispersed herd of individuals, therefore Read more
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Some of the matters which are entertained under PIL are: Genesis and Evolution of PIL in India: Some Landmark Judgements The seeds of the concept of public interest litigation were initially sown in India by Justice Krishna Iyer, in 1976 in Mumbai Kamagar Sabha vs. Abdul Thai. Read more