Nishant Aryaman, Chanakya National Law University, Patna
Abstract
Every country’s foundation is based on three pillars (stambh); legislative, executive and judiciary. Judiciary holds a more godly position in the mentioned three pillars as the Judiciary regulates the laws and brings justice to the citizens. Judiciary has a great arena under which many important matters are taken care of related to Justice. One of the most important things is ‘Public Interest Litigation’. There isn’t any particular definition of Public Interest Litigation but defined and interpreted by the judges. In simple terms, PIL is a litigation filed in the court of law, not by the aggrieved party but a third party. The concept of public interest litigation is a phenomenon which is evolved to bring justice to the reach of people who are handicapped by ignorance, indigence, illiteracy and other downtrodden people. Through the public interest litigation, the cause of several people who are not able to approach the court is espoused.
But, the concept of Public Interest Litigation is taking a negative turn now and getting away from its very nature of providing justice and deviating from its purpose. There are many lawyers who files frivolous case for the sake of monetary benefit and harassment. PIL is being misused by people agitating for private grievances in the grab of public interest and seeking publicly rather than espousing public causes.
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