Public-Interest Litigation (PIL‚ or जनहित याचिका) is litigation for the protection of the public interest. In Indian law‚ Article 32 of the Indian constitution contains a tool which directly joints the public with judiciary. A PIL may be introduced in a court of law by the court itself (suo motu)‚ rather than the aggrieved party or another third party. For the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction‚ it is not necessary for the victim of the violation of his or her rights to personally approach the
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Public Interest Litigation (PIL) PIL in broad terms means litigation filed in a court of law for the protection of “Public Interest” on the wide variety of subjects concerning citizens. The history: Public Interest Litigation popularly known as PIL can be broadly defined as litigation in the interest of that nebulous entity: the public in general. Prior to 1980s‚ only the aggrieved party could personally knock the doors of justice and seek remedy for his grievance and any other person who
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A dispensing mechanism ousted the formal legal system: Public Interest litigation Public interest litigation is a concept of recent origin evolved by the supreme court on the plinth of equal justice by giving liberal interpretation to the long standing rigid concept of locus standi. The supreme court advocated for social justice for the poor by the way of public interest litigation and court devised the new tool for mitigating the suffering of poor people. Article 39A of the constitution mandates
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INTRODUCTION Public Interest Litigation: The term "Public Interest" means the larger interests of the public‚ general welfare and interest of the masses ((Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edn.) Vol.Xll) and the Word “Litigation” means "a legal action including all proceedings therein‚ initiated in a court of Law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy." Thus‚ the expression `Public Interest Litigation’ means "any litigation conducted for the benefit of public or for removal of some
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what is public interest litigation Public interest litigation involves the institution of actions by private citizens in courts to seek redress against public wrongs committed by government or public bodies. It is an adjudication of disputes between private individuals and the state initiated to promote the public good in terms of serving a collective societal interest. In George John v Goh Eng Wah Bros Filem Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors‚ Lim Beng Choon J traced the origin of public interest litigation and its
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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Public interest litigation (PIL) defined as the use of litigation‚ or legal action‚ which seeks to advance the cause of minority or disadvantaged groups or individuals‚ or which raises issues of broad public concern. PIL represents a departure from traditional judicial proceedings‚ as litigation is not necessarily filed by the aggrieved person. Public interest litigation describes the legal implements which allow individuals‚ groups and communities to challenge
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1 Public Interest Litigation is a good thing when it is used to enforce the rights of the disadvantaged. But it has now been diluted to interfere with the power of the government to take decisions on a range of policy matters Judicial activism is not an easy concept to define. It means different things to different persons. Critics denounce judicial decisions as activist when they do not agree with them. Activism‚ like beauty‚ is often in the eye of the beholder. In India‚ the opening up of access
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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ACT OF MALAWI: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 1.0 Introduction: 1.1 Background: The early 90s saw the Malawi Government embark on a legal reform process in environmental areas. This was part of an effort to arrest the environmental degradation process the country was facing.[1] Recently‚ the legislature passed the Environment Management Act( EMA).[2] The principle objective of the legislation was said "to provide for a legislative
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Concept Paper: Public Interest To claim to hold the public interest is to claim something big. The ambiguity that arises from such a broad concept almost always means that it will have great‚ and sometimes detrimental‚ consequences. Because it is a sort of a “je ne sais quoi” (Sorauf – p. 623) of American politics‚ it is a strong but malleable tool that can be used by anyone who has the audacity to give it a meaning. Frank J. Sorauf‚ while conceding that no “neat and precise”(p
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Interests Groups An Interest Group is basically a group of people or an organization who share a common or like interest and work together to help and promote that set interest by getting the government on board. There are also several different types of interests groups. They vary from public interest groups to Ideological groups. They all are different but can have a similarity in how they do things. Public Interest Groups These types of groups are really made for the public. The members think
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