Автор:Khalid Yahyea Год: 2012 Издание:LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 84 ISBN: 9783659178535 Once upon a time, only the aggrieved party had the locus standi (standing required in law) so that he could personally knock the doors of justice and seek remedy for his grievance and the non-affected persons had no locus standi, could not do so. Ultimately, there was hardly any link between the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws made by the legislature on the one hand and the vast majority of people specially illiterate classes, on the other. This scenario gradually changed by the modern interpretation of the judiciary that tackled the problem of 'access to justice' by people through public interest litigation (PIL) by alterations made in the requirements of locus standi and of party aggrieved. Now, any citizen or consumer group or social organization can approach the court, seeking legal remedies, where the interests of general public or a section of people are violated. PIL could be filed without incurring heavy court fees, as required in private civil...
