Consider the following about Public Interest litigation (PIL).
1. PIL is a legal instrument.
2. It can be entertained by both administrative and judicial bodies.
3. Representatives of victims can also file a PIL.
4. PIL can be filed only in social and environmental cases.
Choose the correct answer using the codes below.
1, 2 and 4 only
Incorrect Answer 2 and 3 only
Incorrect Answer 1 and 3 only
Correct Answer 3 and 4 only
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Public-Interest Litigation is litigation for the protection of the public interest. In Indian law, Article 32 of the Indian constitution contains a tool which directly joins 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 court. In a PIL, the right to file suit is given to a member of the public by the courts through judicial activism. The member of the public may be a non-governmental organization (NGO), an institution or an individual. The Supreme Court of India, rejecting the criticism of judicial activism, has stated that the judiciary has stepped in to give direction because due to executive inaction, the laws enacted by Parliament and the state legislatures for the poor since independence have not been properly Implemented
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By: Abhipedia