Public Interest Litigation In India: Concepts, Cases Concerns

New Addition - MLJ Civil Court ManualPublic Interest Litigation in India: Concepts, Cases Concerns PublicInterest Litigation in India: Concepts, Cases Concerns aims toprovide a complete perspective on the principles and practice of sixteen chapters, the work fi rst traces the concepts that help explainthe legal principles at work in public interest litigation. The bookthen exhaustively examines all the public interest litigations in theSupreme Court and the high courts in separate themes, includingpublic interest litigations on civil liberties, socio-economic rights,labour rights, large infrastructure projects, environment, economicpolicy, judicial accountability and political accountability. Finally,some of the emerging concerns and controversies relating to thepractice of public interest litigation, including aspects relating toits abuse and how it interplays with judicial activism in the countryare discussed. Some fresh themes and perspectives including publicinterest litigation in the globalisation era and emerging trendswithin different public interest litigations are also provided. Thisbook will prove to be an assest for students, academicians, lawyers,judges, law and policy makers and everyone having an interestin understanding the powerful legal instrument of public interestlitigation in India.