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Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

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  1. M. Hidayatullah

  2. A.M. Ahmadi

  3. A. S. Anand

  4. P. N. Bhagwati

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Public Interest Litigation is the judicial innovation which enables any person who is public-spirited or who wants to act on behalf of some people to file a case in the court. The Concept of PIL was introduced by Justice PN Bhagwati.

Any sum required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal shall be charged on ________________.

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  1. Prime Minister's relief fund

  2. Consolidated Fund of India

  3. Fund of Ministry of Law& Justice

  4. Fund of Ministry of Home Affairs

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Consolidated Fund of India was constituted under article 266(1) of the constitution. Expenses which are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India are non-votable which means voting will not take place on these expenses. These can be discussed in any house of the Parliament.

To adjudicate on any dispute relating to inter-State rivers or inter-State river valley, the ____________________.

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  1. Supreme Court only is empowered under Article 131 of the Constitution

  2. High Court of concerned State enjoy concurrent jurisdiction

  3. President of India only has power to decide

  4. Parliament is empowered to establish Tribunal and to the extent jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be extended

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Article 262 of the constitution provides for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes. It makes two provisions:

(1) Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution, and control of waters of any inter-state river and river valley.
(2) Parliament may also provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court is to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any such dispute or complaint.
Under this provision, the Parliament has enacted two laws- the river boards Act(1956) and the Inter State Water Disputes Act (1956)
The Inter-state Water State Dispute Act empowers the Central government to set an ad-hoc tribunal for the adjudication of a dispute between two or more states in relation to the water of the inter-state river or river valleys.

The jurisdiction of Supreme Court to hear an appeal by special leave is very wide State in which of the following cases, no appeal even by special leave lies to the Supreme Court _________________________.

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  1. from any judgment ,decree or order of any court or tribunal in a civil matter

  2. from any determination, order or sentence of a court in a criminal matter

  3. from any order or judgement of judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal

  4. from an order of a tribunal constituted by or under any law relation to armed forces.

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are true regarding Lok Adalats?

1. Come under the purview of high court of respective states.

2. Deal with matters related to civil cases only and not criminal cases.

3. Decisions are binding on both the parties to the dispute.

4.  Do not possess court fee for cases.

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  1. 4 Only

  2. 3 and 4 Only

  3. 2, 3 and 4 Only

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms. It is a forum where disputes pending in the court of law or at the pre-litigation stage are settled amicably. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The decisions made by the Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award lies before any court of law. There is no court fee and if the case is already filed in the regular court, the fee paid will be refunded if the dispute is settled at Lok Adalat.

Consider the following statements:
I. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India
II. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

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  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Public Interest Litigation is the Judicial innovation which helps the public-spirited persons to bring the grievances of underprivileged people to the court. In India Justice P.N Bhagwati and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer were the first judges to admit PILs in court. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer mentored the legal aid movement in India. He explained the reasons for liberalization (expansion) of the rule of Locus Standi( right to file suit in a court) in the public welfare.

He stated that "when the history of Indian Judociary will be written PIL will shine as its glory"
He served as the Kerala High Court Judge and Supreme court Judge.