The Evolving Jurisprudence of Public Interest Litigation: Towards an Indian and Human-Centric Approach
The Evolving Jurisprudence of Public Interest Litigation: Towards an Indian and Human-Centric Approach Public interest litigation is said to be the innovation of the Indian judiciary, where the cause of action has been diluted in order to address the grievances of the people who cannot reach before the court on the account of illiteracy or financial weakness. The modern jurisprudence of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India is generally traced to the 1979 case of Hussainara Khatoon v. Home Secretary, State of Bihar , reported in (1980) . The case brought before the Court, in the larger public interest, the deplorable conditions of undertrial prisoners and issues relating to the right to speedy trial and access to legal aid . Thereafter, S.P. Gupta v. Union of India (1981) further expanded the scope of locus standi in the field of Public Interest Litigation.. In the same manner, the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India(Keshavanad Bharati Case(1973 ) is consi...