Procedure of filing PIL should be looked into, guidelines to check misuse be laid: Attorney General

Gandhinagar

Attorney General of India, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi today emphasized on the need of a larger constitutional bench looking into the existing procedure of filing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and further laying down the guidelines that may limit the misuse of it.

Delivering Late Kirit Raval Memorial Lecture in Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) here today Mr. Rohatgi began with reminiscing about his association with Mr. Raval, the founder Chairman of the prestigious law university and former solicitor general of India and the moments shared with him. The topic of the address was “Strengthening the Rule of Law through Judicious and Timely Use of PIL: Latest Developments and Challenges”.

Mr. Rohatgi’s lecture depicted the era wise development of the PIL through citation of various celebrated case-laws. The role of the Supreme Court in dealing with the PIL by supervising many of the cases was also highlighted with an emphasis on the limited role being played by the High Courts in view of the direct supervision of the Supreme Court.

The event was also attended by renowned retired Supreme Court Judge C.K Thakkar, various other distinguished jurists and lawyers and family members of Later Mr. Raval.

– DeshGujarat