Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
- M. Hidaatullah
- A.M. Ahmadi
- A.S. Anand
- P.N. Bhagwati
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL) emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a tool to make justice accessible to the poor and marginalized. Justice P.N. Bhagwati, along with Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, played a pioneering role in liberalising the concept of locus standi. During his tenure as Chief Justice of India (1985–1986), PIL became firmly institutionalised in the Indian judicial system.
