Explanation:

Locus Standi means the right of a party to :

i) appear and be heard before a court of a law

ii) institute a suit or an action before the court.

Locus standi, in legal parlance basically refers to the ability of a party to show to the court that there exists sufficient connection or nexus or cause of action to the party, from the suit.

There exist following three possibilities:

1. There is a direct effect on the party due to which the party is seeking legal intervention for relief.
2. There exists a reasonable indirect effect on the party.
3. Law confers upon the party an ‘automatic standing’ (In environment law cases).