Knowledge Themes
Article 32
Article 226
Locus Standi
Justice P.N. Bhagwati
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar
S.P. Gupta v. Union of India
Judicial Activism
Judicial Overreach
Separation of Powers
Social Action Litigation
Epistolary Jurisdiction
M.C. Mehta Cases
Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan
Frivolous Litigation
Law Commission of India 262nd Report
Public interest vs. Publicity interest
Structural Subtopics
- Concept and origin of PIL in India
- Liberalization of the doctrine of Locus Standi
- Role of Justice P.N. Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
- Constitutional basis under Articles 32 and 226
- Epistolary jurisdiction and Suo Motu cognizance
- Comparison between PIL and Traditional Litigation
- Landmark cases like Hussainara Khatoon and M.C. Mehta
- Guidelines to prevent misuse of PIL (Publicity/Pecuniary Interest Litigation)
- Impact on Judicial Activism and Overreach
- Role of PIL in environmental protection and human rights
- Evolution of Social Action Litigation (SAL)
- Critical evaluation of PIL as a tool for social change
- Challenges of judicial burden and case backlog
- Supreme Court guidelines for entertaining PILs
Study Material
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