Public Interest Litigation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Public_Interest_Litigation
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:address corruption
environmental issues
human rights violations
administrative inaction
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:PIL
gptkbp:criticizedFor judicial overreach
frivolous litigation
gptkbp:enables access to justice
gptkbp:filingDate gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
High Court of Justice
any individual
group of citizens
gptkbp:firstLine gptkb:Hussainara_Khatoon_v._State_of_Bihar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Interest Litigation
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Justice_V._R._Krishna_Iyer
Justice P. N. Bhagwati
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:legalBasis Article 226 of Indian Constitution
Article 32 of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:purpose protect public interest
gptkbp:regulates Supreme Court guidelines
gptkbp:relatedTo class action
writ petition
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:yearOfFirstCase 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prashant_Bhushan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5