Question

Public interest litigation applies to any case of public injury arising from ___________.

• A. The breach of any public duty
• B. The violation of a constitutional provision
• C. The violation of the law
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Public Interest Litigation is litigation for the protection of the public interest. A PIL can be filed in any High Court or directly in the Supreme Court. It is not necessary that the petitioner has suffered same injury of his own or has had personal grievance to litigate. Public Interest Litigation applies to any case of public injury arising from:-

• The violation of a constitutional provision
• The violation of the law
• The breach of any public duty