Indeks : Index ; This book has emerged as an important tool for public justice, especially for those who being short on resources or knowledge or both suffer in silence with none to speak for them. The idea of this book is to make available to the people a useful, understandable and practical guide to Public Interest Litigation, the one that not only helps them understand the theory behind the Public Interest Litigation but also enables them to use it for the society at large as well as for the underprivileged of the society, who for a variety of reasons including illiteracy and poverty, cannot approach the courts themselves. This book contains 8 chapters : The Doctrine of Locus Standi, Public Interest Litigation, Public Interest Litigation in USA, Public Interest Litigation in UK, Judical Activism and Public Interest Litigation, The Most Asked Questions Answered, Digest of Important Cases, and Select Pil Cases by The Author.