GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of Public Interest Litigation first originated in The United States of America in the mid-1980s. The phrase Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was first used by an American named Abraham Chayes.

Detailed explanation-2: -In India, the PIL is a product of the judicial activism role of the Supreme Court. It was introduced in the early 1980s. Justice V R Krishna Iyer and Justice P N Bhagwati were the pioneers of the concept of PIL.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public Interest Litigation is a new jurisprudence developed by the Supreme Court through judicial activism. It protects the rights and interest of the under privileged and the weaker section of the society who are oppressed, socially or economically or otherwise and are unable to approach the court themselves.