In a significant judgment curbing the misuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to settle personal scores, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that PILs cannot be permitted to become a vehicle for “selective or targeted challenges.” The Court further laid down that the “draconian consequence” of demolition is justified only in cases of “blatant
PIL Cannot Be Used for Selective or Targeted Challenges; Demolition Orders Justified Only in Cases of Blatant and Substantive Illegality: Supreme Court
