President Ram Nath Kovind has said that the Public Interest Litigation, PIL tradition is an Indian contribution to the practice of law.<br />''<br />''He said the process of justice delivery and the idealism and simplicity of the Supreme Court responding to even a petition filed on a postcard is worthy of appreciation. Mr Kovind was speaking after receiving the first copy of the book "Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice PN Bhagwati's Approach" from Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who released it at a function in New Delhi on Friday. The President said PIL tradition has been admired by other democracies and other legal systems as well.<br />''<br />''Mr Kovind said it is not without reason that Justice Bhagwati has been called the father of public interest litigation in India.<br />''<br />''He said justice is not an absolute and justice is not a constant. He said the very definition of justice, as well as the roads by which justice is reached, have evolved and grown through the course of human history.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kovind said, over three decades ago, Justice Bhagwati and his generation of jurists spread the horizons of justice. He said, today there are new challenges in the realisation of social and economic justice, and of climate and technology justice</span><br />
News On AIR | February 9, 2019 2:18 PM
President Kovind describes PIL tardition as Indian contribution to law practice