This case is considered a landmark in the development of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India, allowing any person acting bona fide and having sufficient interest to approach the court for judicial redress in cases where legal injury is caused to a person or class of persons who, by reason of their poverty, disability, or socially or economically disadvantaged position, cannot approach the court for relief.
The locus standi rule to move the court was liberalized by the case of:
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2015 · Topic: The Supreme Court (Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation (PIL))
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