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The roots of Public Interest Litigation can be traced from the concept of action popularis of Roman Jurisprudence. In common parlance, the aggrieved party has the locus standi to approach the Court for seeking redressal to the grievances. However, through PIL it is axiomatic that locus standi is liberally interpreted…