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It is beyond cavil of doubt that the Public Interest Litigation has originated since last several decades as an effective tool to ventilate the grievance of unprivileged, downtrodden and economically unstable persons through a public spirited person. By passage of time it has gained steep momentum and the docket of the Court is exploded with the spate of such litigation and in a deserving case the Court has protected the right of the aggrieved person who are/were unable to approach the Court. It is never used as the privilege or a Publicity Interest Litigation which sometimes aimed at and the Courts of the country have dealt with such frivolous applications with sternity and the powers in their command. Though it is regarded as one of the effective tool yet it is seemed to have been abused and, therefore, the Court should be cautious in entertaining such application at the behest of a so-called public spirited person.