Question

What is public interest litigation (pil) What are it's benefits

Answer 1

The definition regarding the term ‘public interest litigation’ is that it is the litigation for the public interest. In India, Article 32 of the Constitution contains provisions regarding the involvement of public in the judiciary.  A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be introduced in a court suo moto, rather than the aggrieved party or any other third party. In such a suit, the right to file the suit is given to the member or by the Court through judicial activism. The member of the public may be a non-governmental organisation (NGO), an institution or an individual.

ADVANTAGES
=>Vigilant citizens can find an inexpensive remedy because there is only a nominal rate of court fees.=>Litigants can focus attention on and achieve results pertaining to larger public issues especially in the field of human rights, consumer welfare and the environment.

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Answer 2

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⚫PIL are filed to protect the interest of common people who are too poor or too unaware of Legal procedure.

⚫Any person or organisation can file a PIL on their behalf.

⚫It is not important that the person who is filing the case should have a direct interest in PIL.

⚫PIL can also be filed by any person who feels that government is not fulfilling a public duty.

⚫Example:- There is a situation of "Hunger admist plenty" an organisation called the People's Union of civil liberties or PUCL filed a PIL in the supreme court. It states that the fundamental right to life guaranteed in article 21 of the Constitution included the right to food.

⚫The states excuse that it did not have a liquid funds was shown to be wrong because the godowns for overflowing with grains. the Supreme Court ruled that state had a duty to provide food to all.