Who is responsible for the introduction of Public Interest Litigation in India?
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- Justice P.N. Bhagwati
- Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
- Justice A.M. Ahmadi
- Justice Gajendragadkar
The Correct Option is A
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Justice P.N.
Bhagwati is credited with pioneering the concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India, which allows any individual or group to approach the court for the enforcement of public rights.
Thus, the correct answer is Justice P.N. Bhagwati.
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A contract is an agreement enforceable at law, made between two or more persons, by which rights are acquired by one or more to acts or forbearances on the part of the other or others. A contract is an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 lays down general principles relating to formation and enforceability of contracts; rules governing the provisions of an agreement and offer; the various types of contracts including those of indemnity and guarantee, bailment and pledge and agency. It also contains provisions pertaining to breach of a contract. The Indian Contract Act has defined ”Contract” in Section 2(h) as ”an agreement enforceable by law”. This definition indicates that a contract essentially consists of two distinct parts. First, there must be an agreement. Secondly, such an agreement must be enforceable by law. An agreement gives birth to a contract. As per Section 2(e) of the Indian Contract Act, every promise and every set of promises, forming the consideration for each other, is an agreement. Agreements relating to social matters in which the idea of bargain is absentand there is no intention to create legal relations are not contracts. To form a valid contract there must be: an agreement based on the
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genuine consent of the parties, supported by a lawful consideration made for a lawful object, and between the competent parties. One
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