Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Legal procedure
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| gptkbp:address |
corruption
social justice environmental issues human rights violations |
| gptkbp:allows |
locus standi relaxation
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
judicial overreach
frivolous petitions |
| gptkbp:enables |
access to justice
representation of marginalized groups |
| gptkbp:filingDate |
gptkb:High_Courts
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India any individual or group |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India
|
| gptkbp:impact |
policy changes
landmark judgments |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1980s
|
| gptkbp:legalBasis |
Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Article 32 of the Constitution of India |
| gptkbp:notableCase |
gptkb:Hussainara_Khatoon_v._State_of_Bihar
gptkb:Vishaka_v._State_of_Rajasthan gptkb:MC_Mehta_v._Union_of_India |
| gptkbp:notAllowedFor |
personal grievances
private interest |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Justice_V._R._Krishna_Iyer
Justice P. N. Bhagwati |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect public interest
|
| gptkbp:regulates |
Supreme Court guidelines
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Judicial activism
Social Action Litigation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Justice_P.N._Bhagwati
gptkb:P._N._Bhagwati |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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