In which court PIL can be filed and by which means?

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed in any High Court or directly in the Supreme Court. It is not necessary that the petitioner has suffered some injury of his own or has had personal grievance to litigate.

Which court introduced the PIL?

The Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India gave all individuals in the country and the newly formed consumer groups or social action groups, an easier access to the law and introduced in their work a broad public interest perspective. The term PIL originated in the United States in the mid-1980s.

Can we file PIL in lower court?

But at present, owing to the prohibitive procedure a citizen or a social organisation cannot proceed under the PIL in lower or district courts. The rule that a PIL can only be heard in high courts or the apex court, thus, needs to be changed. For this, a constitutional or legal amendment is necessary.

Where the public interest litigation PIL can be filed?

PILs are extensions of Writ Jurisdiction. Therefore, PILs may be filed either before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution or any High Court under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution.

Can a PIL be filed directly in Supreme Court?

PILs can be filed either in the High Court or in the Supreme Court. What is the procedure for filing a PIL? One has to do thorough research before filing a PIL. In case of filing a PIL concerning several individuals, it is important and the best course for the petitioner to consult all affected interest groups.

Which is the first PIL in India?

Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar
This case, Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar (1979), became the first PIL to be heard. In 1980, the case of Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration was taken up, in which an inmate of the Tihar jail sent a scribbled piece of paper to Justice Krishna Iyer, complaining about physical torture of prisoners in Tihar.