GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Question
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Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest Litigation was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
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M Hidayatullah
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AM Ahmadi
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AS Anand
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PN Bhagawti
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is P. N. Bhagwati. P. N. Bhagwati was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation was introduced to the Indian Judicial System.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was in the case of SP Gupta vs Union of India that the Supreme Court of India defined the term “public interest litigation” in the Indian context.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first reported case of PIL was ‘Hussainara Khatoon Vs. State of Bihar’ in 1979. Few important facts of this case are as follows: This case focused on the inhuman conditions of prisons and under trial prisoners.
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