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Company Registration India » Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
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 Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
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Public Interest Litigation in India means litigation for the protection of public interest. It is litigation introduced in a court of law, not by the aggrieved party but by any other private party or the court itself. It is not essential, for the exercise of the court's jurisdiction, that the person who is the victim of the violation of his or her right should personally approach the court. Public Interest Litigation is the power, which is given to the public by courts through judicial activism. Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeks to correct this judicial image in the eyes of its poorer citizenry and therefore restore the rule of law in the justice system. The courts in India and some Asian countries have usually adopted PIL as an essential component of its justice delivery system. In some areas the achievements have been quite spectacular.
Public Interest Litigation in India
Public Interest Litigation is normally known as PIL in India. The initial inspiration for Indian PIL came from the American concept of Public Interest Litigation and the class actions of the 1960s. PIL means litigation for the protection of public interest or in the interest of public. Public Interest Litigation in India means a legal action initiated in a court of law for the enforcement of public interest or general interest in which the public or class of the community have financial interest by which their legal rights or liabilities are affected." Simplicity in public life & fair judicial action are the right answer to check increasing threat of violation of legal rights. Traditional rule was that the right to move the Supreme Court is available to those whose fundamental rights are infringed.
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