The term public law litigation‘ was first prominently used by American academic, Abram Chayes[1980], to describe the practice of lawyers or public-spirited individuals who seek to precipitate social change through court-ordered decrees that reform legal […]
Public Interest Litigations [PIL]
i) Janata Dal Vs. H.S. Chowdhary and Others, (2 Judges) (SCC p.348, para 109) 109. It is thus clear that only a person acting bona fide and having sufficient interest in the […]
Condition for entertaininga Public Interest Litigation
At the first instance the petitioner has to satisfy this Court that he is entitled to maintain this writ petition as a public interest litigation. Such public interest litigations are entertained as […]
Whether the anonymous petition is to be treated as public interest litigation
he question that falls for our consideration is whether the anonymous letter sent in the name of a Judge can be entertained as public interest litigation. It is well settled that a public interest litigation can be entertained by the constitutional courts only at the instance of a bona fide litigant. The author of the letter in this case is anonymous, there is no way to verify his bona fides and in fact no effort was made by the Court to verify about the authenticity, truth or otherwise of the contents of the petition.
Whether anonymous letter sent in the name of a Judge can be entertained as Public Interest Litigation?
only a person acting bona fide and having sufficient interest in the proceeding of PIL will alone have a locus standi and can approach the Court to wipe out the tears of the poor and needy, suffering from violation of their fundamental rights, but not a person for personal gain or private profit or political motive or any oblique consideration.
GUJARAT HIGH COURT PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION RULES
NOTIFICATION BY THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD (For Insertion in the Gujarat Government Gazette, Part-IV-C Central Section) No.C.2001/2010 In exercise of powers conferred by Article 225 of the Constitution of India, […]
Seema Upadhyay Vs. Union of India through The Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ors.[ALL SC 2018 APRIL]
KEYWORDS:-multiple dealerships or outlets for petroleum products- DATE:-April 05, 2018 ACTS:-Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005 and the Kerosene (Restriction on Use […]
Common Cause (A Regd. Society) Vs. Union of India and Another[ALL SC 2018 MARCH]
KEYWORDS:-right to die with dignity- DATE:-MARCH 09, 2018 An adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal from life saving devices. […]
Sodan Singh and Vs New Delhi Municipal Committee and another[ALL SC 1989 AUGUST]
KEYWORDS:-Doing business on the pavements- DATE:- 30-08-1989- Street Trading being a fundamental right has to be made available to the citizens subject to Article 19(6) of the Constitution. AIR 1989 SC 1988 : […]
Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum Appellant Versus Union of India and ORS
KEYWORDS:-POLLUTION CONTROL-PIL DATE:-28-08-1996 Precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle are part of the environmental law of the country. AIR 1996 SC 2715 : (1996) 5 Suppl. SCR 241 : (1996) 5 […]
Smpurna Behura Vs. Union of India & Ors.[ALL SC 2018 February]
KEYWORDS:- PIL- DATE:- February 9, 2018- It is often said that the experience in our courts of a juvenile accused of an offence or the victim of a sexual offence is traumatic. We […]
Dr. Sabu Mathew George Vs. Union of India and Others [SC 2017 December]
KEYWORDS: PIL-SEX SELECTION- Exposer to internet- DATE : December 13, 2017- Many are guided by inappropriate exposure to the internet. The respondents have a role to control it and if any concrete […]
Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms Vs. Union of India and Others [SC 2017 DECEMBER]
KEYWORDS :-PIL-Special Investigation Team- There is no question of registering any FIR against any sitting Judge of the High Court or of this Court as it is not permissible as per the […]
GUIDELINES FOR ENTERTAINING LETTERS/PETITIONS AS PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION by Supreme Court [1988]
[PIL] SUPREME COURT OF INDIA COMPILATION OF GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR ENTERTAINING LETTERS/PETITIONS RECEIVED IN THIS COURT AS PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION. (Based on full Court decision dated 1.12.1988 and subsequent modifications). No petition […]
