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Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1997
What to Study: In which country and which decade did PIL begin? Understand why it began: the ordinary market for legal services left some groups without lawyers. Which groups were these, and why were they left out?
What to Study: How is PIL related to judicial activism in India? Understand whether PIL is a cause or an outcome of judicial activism. Remember which court's role is credited with the emergence of PIL.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2006UPSC 2008
What to Study: Which two judges are called the pioneers of PIL in India? The start of PIL in India is dated in two ways: when are its roots traced, and when did it grow? Remember which judge is linked with which stage.
What to Study: What are the three other names by which PIL is known? Remember each name with its short form.
What to Study: What is the traditional rule of locus standi, and how is PIL an exception to it? Understand who can move the court in a PIL, on whose behalf, and why those persons cannot approach the court themselves. Remember the 'sufficient interest' test.
What to Study: How has the Supreme Court defined PIL? Understand the main elements of the definition: whose interest is involved, and what kind of interest the public or a class of the community must have.
What to Study: What are the three real purposes of PIL? Understand why PIL is called absolutely necessary, and how it serves the aims of the Constitution.