Public Interest Litigation can be filed in the Supreme Court of India under Article 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies) and in the High Courts of States under Article 226 (Power of High Courts to issue certain writs). These articles provide the power to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights (Article 32) and for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and other legal rights (Article 226).
Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ?
Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2012 · Topic: The Supreme Court (Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation (PIL))
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