GS - Current Affairs - Opinion - Question - 5th May 2014. Topic: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) 1)The evolution of PILs, from being counter-majoritarian instruments into counter-democratic ones, poses grave threats to our constitutional and political institutions. Discuss. 2)PILs today are not exclusively focused on remedying deficient access to the courts. Critically Evaluate. 3)The Supreme Court has allowed itself to become a forum for partisan contestation, amplifying the interests of individuals and groups who are already deeply embedded in political and legal institutions.Analyse. 4)PIL is a radical procedural innovation that allows the court to overcome conventional, constitutional norms of the separation of powers, dilute procedural norms and devise unique and far-reaching institutional remedies. Comment. 5)The current use of PILs to amplify partisan and sectional interests that are often over-represented in the political and legal system has corroded the legitimacy of the court, by transforming it into a primary forum for politically partisan dispute. Explain. Reference. successiasacademy/newsview.php?nid=79 thehindu/opinion/lead/restoring-legitimacy-to-pils/article5970631.ece?ref=sliderNews
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