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Public Interest Litigation (PIL) | Original Article

Ajay .*, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

ABSTRACT:

The purpose of this paper was to review the meaning, purpose and procedure of Public Interest Litigation. The paper described the meaning, purpose and procedure of Public Interest Litigation. On the behalf of this study, it’s concluded that Public interest litigation (PIL) has a vital role in the civil justice system in that it could achieve those objectives which could hardly be achieved through conventional private litigation. IL, for instance, offers a ladder to justice to disadvantaged sections of society, provides an avenue to enforce diffused or collective rights, and enables civil society to not only spread awareness about human rights but also allows them to participate in government decision making. However, the Indian PIL experience also shows us that it is critical to ensure that PIL does not become a facade to fulfill private interests, settle Political scores or gain easy publicity.