Q. Consider the following statements:
Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer and P. N. Bhagwati were the first judges to accept Public Interest Litigation
Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar was the first Public Interest Litigation Case
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 & 2
Notes: Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer and P. N. Bhagwati were the first judges to accept PIL. In S. P. Gupta v. Union of India, 1981 case, Justice P. N. Bhagwati articulated the concept of PIL. Hussainara Khatoon v. State of Bihar was the first such PIL case. This case was filed by an advocate and focused on the inhuman conditions of the prisons. The case led to release of more than 40, 000 under trial prisoners
