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S.P. Gupta vs Union Of India & Anr on 30 December, 1981

In fact public spirited citizens having faith in rule of law are rendering great social and legal http://www.judis.nic.in 63 service by espousing cause of public nature. They cannot be ignored or overlooked on technical or conservative yardstick of the rule of locus standi or absence of personal loss or injury. Present day development of this branch of jurisprudence is towards freer movement both in nature of litigation and approach of the courts. Residents of locality seeking protection and maintenance of environment of their locality cannot be said to be busy bodies or interlopers S.P. Gupta v. Union of India, [1982] 2 SCR 985--AIR 1982 SC 149; Akhil Bhartiya Soshit Kararnchari Sangh v. U.O.I., [1981] 1 SCC 246--AIR 1981 SC 293 and Fertilizer Corporation Karngar Union v.U.O.I., AIR 1981 SC 364. Even otherwise physical or personal or economic injury may give rise to civil or criminal action but violation of rule of law either by ignoring or affronting individual or action of the executive in disregard of the provisions of law raises substantial issue of accountability of those entrusted with responsibility of the administration. It furnishes enough cause of action either for individual or community in general to approach by way http://www.judis.nic.in 64 of writ petition and the authorities cannot be permitted to seek shelter under cover of technicalities of locus standi nor they can be heard to plead for restraint in exercise of discretion as grave issues of public concern outweigh such considerations.”
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Akhil Bharatiya Soshit Karamchari ... vs Union Of India And Ors on 14 November, 1980

In fact public spirited citizens having faith in rule of law are rendering great social and legal http://www.judis.nic.in 63 service by espousing cause of public nature. They cannot be ignored or overlooked on technical or conservative yardstick of the rule of locus standi or absence of personal loss or injury. Present day development of this branch of jurisprudence is towards freer movement both in nature of litigation and approach of the courts. Residents of locality seeking protection and maintenance of environment of their locality cannot be said to be busy bodies or interlopers S.P. Gupta v. Union of India, [1982] 2 SCR 985--AIR 1982 SC 149; Akhil Bhartiya Soshit Kararnchari Sangh v. U.O.I., [1981] 1 SCC 246--AIR 1981 SC 293 and Fertilizer Corporation Karngar Union v.U.O.I., AIR 1981 SC 364. Even otherwise physical or personal or economic injury may give rise to civil or criminal action but violation of rule of law either by ignoring or affronting individual or action of the executive in disregard of the provisions of law raises substantial issue of accountability of those entrusted with responsibility of the administration. It furnishes enough cause of action either for individual or community in general to approach by way http://www.judis.nic.in 64 of writ petition and the authorities cannot be permitted to seek shelter under cover of technicalities of locus standi nor they can be heard to plead for restraint in exercise of discretion as grave issues of public concern outweigh such considerations.”
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